A man has been arrested following a suspected attack at the Ohio residence of Vice President JD Vance.
According to a statement from the U.S. Secret Service, agents detained an adult male shortly after midnight for allegedly “causing property damage, including breaking windows on the exterior” of Vance’s home in Cincinnati’s East Walnut Hills neighborhood, USA Today reported.
The suspect was taken into custody by the Cincinnati Police Department.
The residence was unoccupied at the time of the incident, and both the vice president and his family were out of state, a White House official confirmed.
Authorities are now investigating whether the act was an intentional targeting of Vance or his family, a federal law enforcement official told CNN.
However, officials currently do not believe the suspect entered the home.
Charges pending as investigation unfolds
Photos published by local news outlets showed visible damage to the property’s exterior windows.
Secret Service spokesperson Anthony Guglielmi confirmed the agency is working closely with the Cincinnati Police Department and the U.S. Attorney’s Office as charging decisions are reviewed.
A spokesperson for Vance also confirmed to USA TODAY that the family had been visiting Ohio earlier in the week but had left before the alleged break-in occurred.
Vance, a former Ohio senator who became vice president following the 2024 election, purchased the Cincinnati home for $1.4 million in 2018. In a previous interview with the Cincinnati Enquirer, he described the property as “the perfect combo of proximity to the city and to nature,” praising the neighborhood's natural beauty, giant trees, and tight-knit community.
From December 29 through January 4, several roads in the area had been closed, according to a city news release, though no reason for the closure was specified.
Vance’s official residence while in office is the Vice President’s mansion at the U.S. Naval Observatory in Washington, D.C., about 2.5 miles from the White House.