A man who broke windows at Vice President JD Vance's Ohio home and caused other property damage was detained early Monday, the US Secret Service said.
He was detained shortly after midnight by Secret Service agents assigned to Vance's home, east of downtown Cincinnati, Anthony Guglielmi, the Chief of Communications for the US Secret Service, said in a statement to news agency The Associated Press.
A law enforcement official identified the suspect as William Defoor, 26, of Crestview Hills, Kentucky.
A loud noise was heard by Secret Service agents at Vance's home around midnight and they found a person who had broken a window with a hammer and was trying to get into the house, reported the news agency.
A Secret Service vehicle was also damaged in the incident.
The home, in the Walnut Hills neighbourhood, on hills overlooking the city, was unoccupied at the time, and Vance and his family were not in Ohio.
Vance expressed gratitude to the Secret Service and Cincinnati police for responding quickly to the incident in a post on the social platform X.
"I appreciate everyone's well wishes about the attack at our home," Vance posted on X. "As far as I can tell, a crazy person tried to break in by hammering the windows."
Court records show that the intruder faced an earlier charge of vandalism in 2024 and agreed to treatment under the county's Mental Health Court system.
Vance, a Republican, was a US senator representing Ohio before becoming vice president. His office directed questions to the Secret Service and said his family was already back in Washington.
Walnut Hills is one of the city's oldest neighbourhoods and is home to historic sites, including the Harriet Beecher Stowe House.
(With inputs from AP)
