William DeFoor aka Jula DeFoor JD Vance home vandal id as son of wealthy doctor who id’s as trans or binary and who has history of mental health issues. Parents are Democrat donors.
The individual arrested attempting to breaking into the home of Vice President JD Vance in Cincinnati, Ohio has been identified as the son of a prominent medical professional who in recent weeks had been self identifying under a trans or binary identity.
William DeFoor, 26, was arrested early Monday after allegedly shattering four windows at Vance’s home with a hammer. Police allege DeFoor had been attempting to break into the home around midnight.
The Vances, who moved into the vice president’s official residence in Washington, DC, after the inauguration, but at times return to their home town, were not at the residence at the time of the alleged break in, vandalization.
Son wealthy Democrat family who may or may not identify as trans or nonbinary
Investigators say Defoor, who was spotted by a secret service agent stationed at the home, running up to Vance’s home and smashing windows with a hammer. According to court complaints, Defoor also damaged a car belonging to the Secret Service.
Following Defoor’s arrest, the suspect faced multiple charges in Hamilton County, including vandalism, obstructing official business, criminal damaging, and criminal trespassing, WLWT reported.
Of intrigue, the 26-year-old in the weeks prior to their arrest had been posting on social media under the name of ‘Julia DeFoor.’ It remained unclear if the suspect identified as transgender or nonbinary.
At the time of the suspect’s arrest, they were booked under the name of William, with booking listing the suspect’s gender as male.
Was vandal son influenced by wealthy Democrat donor dad?
The suspect according to the nypost is the son of William DeFoor, a successful Harvard University graduate. The father has decades-long history as a pediatric urologist in Cincinnati and works as a professor at the University of Cincinnati’s College of Medicine.
The family lives in a $1.3 million house in the city’s wealthy Hyde Park neighborhood.
The elder DeFoor donated thousands to Kamala Harris’ failed presidential campaign in 2024 after years of small contributions to a PAC that lobbied for urologists, according to federal records.
He is also a longtime Democratic supporter, according to his public contributions. He donated upwards of $5,000 to former President Joe Biden and former Vice President Kamala Harris’ respective campaigns in 2020 and 2024.
The elder DeFoor also previously backed a federal assault weapons ban in the wake of the Uvalde Elementary School shooting, according to his Facebook.
Fall from grace and mental health woes
The younger DeFoor appeared to have a fall from grace after graduating from the Summit Country Day School in 2018, where he was hailed as a candidate for the US Presidential Scholars Program.
He had a brief two-year stint at the University of Cincinnati’s College-Conservatory of Music, but appeared to drop out in 2020, according to his Facebook. He said earlier this year he was attending Cincinnati State Technical and Community College.
But there’s more.
The alleged vandal also has a mental health history, including a 2024 sentence for two counts of vandalism at a local interior design company.
Instead of a standard conviction, DeFoor was sentenced to two years of mandatory mental health treatment, which is still ongoing, according to court documents obtained by Cincinnati.com.
In April 2023, DeFoor was charged with trespassing at the UC Health psychiatric and emergency services. He was originally held on a $10,000 bond — but a judge determined he was not mentally competent to stand trial and the counts were dismissed in a Nov. 8 filing that year.
Defoor is scheduled to make his first court appearance on Tuesday.
