William DeFoor, 26, pleaded guilty to two federal charges on Tuesday.
William DeFoor, 26, pleaded guilty to two federal charges on Tuesday — engaging in physical violence against government officials or property and causing willful injury or depredation to US property. Federal prosecutors said Secret Service agents spotted DeFoor running along the fence of Vance’s protected residence shortly after midnight on January 5. Prosecutors estimated the damage at approximately USD 28,000. DeFoor faces up to 10 years in prison on each count. He has also been ordered to pay approximately USD 28,000 in restitution and barred from coming within 350 yards of any residence of Vance or his family, whether occupied or not.
DeFoor is the son of a prominent Ohio millionaire family and has reportedly used the name “Julia” on social media, according to the New York Post (NYP). “Acts of violence directed against our political leaders, their families, or property, have no place in our society and will not be tolerated,” US Attorney Dominick S Gerace II said. An Ohio man has pleaded guilty to vandalising Vice President JD Vance ’s Cincinnati home in January, admitting to damaging property at the protected residence with a hammer. Court documents allege he used a hammer to strike the window of an unmarked federal law enforcement vehicle before smashing large historic windows at the home. DeFoor had remained in custody since his arrest and was later indicted by a federal grand jury. As part of the plea agreement, the remaining charges against DeFoor were dismissed. He also waived his right to a jury trial and to appeal his sentence. Sentencing will be scheduled at a later date. Catch the latest World News and Live updates. Download the TOI app.