One person in custody after incident at Vance’s Ohio residence
Vice President JD Vance delivers remarks at Uline Inc.
By Holmes Lybrand, CNN
(CNN) — One person is in custody and an investigation is underway following an incident that caused property damage at the Ohio residence of Vice President JD Vance, authorities said Monday.
The Vance family was not in Ohio at the time of the incident, according to the US Secret Service and a spokesperson for the vice president.
Photos from local news outlets showed damage to the windows of the residence. A Secret Service spokesperson said an adult male, who has not been identified, was detained “for causing property damage, including breaking windows on the exterior of a personal residence associated with” Vance.
The incident happened shortly after midnight and comes amid increased concern over political violence following the fatal shooting in September of conservative activist Charlie Kirk and the killing of Minnesota state lawmaker Melissa Hortman and her husband Mark in June.
“I appreciate everyone’s well wishes about the attack at our home,” Vance said in a post on X. “As far as I can tell, a crazy person tried to break in by hammering the windows. I’m grateful to the secret service and the Cincinnati police for responding quickly. We weren’t even home as we had returned already to DC.”
Scanner audio from the Cincinnati Police captured when Secret Service called to report a “possible break-in” at Vance’s residence.
Moments later, scanner audio revealed that authorities had placed a person in custody.
The person will be interviewed by Secret Service and is currently being held on local trespassing and vandalism charges, a spokesperson for the Secret Service said, adding that they will pursue a federal investigation.
Authorities are investigating whether an individual was targeting Vance or his family, a federal law enforcement official told CNN early on Monday. They do not believe the person entered the vice president’s home.
This story has been updated with additional information.
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CNN’s Sharif Paget and Lauren Chadwick contributed to this report.
