William DeFoor made his first court appearance on Tuesday, where the attorney claimed the attack had nothing to do with politics.
by ALEXX ALTMAN-DEVILBISS | The National News DeskThe 26-year-old suspect accused of vandalizing Vice President JD Vance's Cincinnati home on Monday reportedly told authorities to call him "Julia" at the time of his arrest and has a history of prior run-ins with the law along withby the U.
S. Secret Service and Cincinnati police and charged with damaging government property, engaging in physical violence against any person or property in a restricted building or grounds, and assaulting, resisting or impeding federal officers.that DeFoor demanded to be called "Julia," after he allegedly used a hammer to try to break into Vance’s Ohio home.. Officials said DeFoor ran up the driveway and attempted to break the driver's side window of an unmarked federal law enforcement vehicle blocking the entrance. DeFoor was ordered by agents to stop and drop the weapon, but continued toward the house and used the hammer to break several windows and damage a security system owned by the government valued at more than $28,000.on Tuesday that the attack had nothing to do with politics, rather "an expression of someone not in control of his mental health situation." "I just don't think there is anything political going on here, judge, it's purely a mental health issue," the attorney stated. DeFoor was ordered by the judge to be held on a $11,000 bond on the state charges. He remains in custody on a federal hold.In this image taken from WCPO 9 News video shows officials inspecting broken windows and other property damage at Vice President JD Vance's Ohio home in eastern Cincinnati, Ohio, Monday, Jan. 5, 2026. He also requested that the media not plaster images of his home with holes in the windows in order to protect his kids. "One request to the media: we try to protect our kids as much as possible from the realities of this life of public service," Vance wrote. "In that light, I am skeptical of the news value of plastering images of our home with holes in the windows." If convicted on the federal charges, Defoor could face up to 10 years in federal prison. A charge of assaulting, resisting or impeding federal officers carries a potential sentence of up to 20 years in prison.According to court records, DeFoor was charged in 2023 with trespassing at the University of Cincinnati Health Psychiatric Emergency Services and in 2024 with two counts of vandalism after windows at a business in Hyde Park were broken.Salt Lake City Public Utilities officials said they may delay a planned "biotower" project on Pierpont Avenue, near 1000 West, as they continue to hear concernsA Utah State School Board Member announced she would not be seeking re-election due to what she said is a "corrupt" and "dyfucntional" system.Christina BoggessTraffic near the St. George regional hospital was blocked early Tuesday morning after a pedestrian was struck by a car.The St. George Police Department reporteA pair of adults and two dogs were rescued after their car became stuck on Sunday night near Strawberry Reservoir in Wasatch County.Wasatch County Search and RA manager of a Salt Lake City grocery store was arrested for allegedly stealing $40,000 over the course of a year.Yasmin Castellanos, 47, was the manager of the
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