Norman Woman Concerned About Protective Order Against Man Who Destroyed Her Car

A Norman woman is concerned her emergency protective order against a man who vandalized her car and harassed her may get dismissed.

Kara Proffer said Charles McIntosh Jr. had been getting progressively more hostile toward her since he moved into the apartment unit next to hers in the summer of 2020.

Proffer ultimately was granted an emergency protection order against McIntosh in May after he was caught on camera smashing her car with a hammer, puncturing the metal and breaking the windows. 

Proffer said her car was totaled, and the incident was the third time McIntosh vandalized her vehicle.

Proffer said she never communicated with McIntosh and does not know why he had been aggressive toward her. McIntosh has schizophrenia, according to his mother.

"We had to adjust our schedule to try to avoid him. We hid in our own home," Proffer said.

Proffer said McIntosh was doing more than just vandalizing her car.

"Banging on the adjoining wall. Yelling at me. Right before, he would be right outside my window right here kicking, punching the wall, throwing cups of liquid," Proffer said.

Proffer also showed News 9 video of a man with a sword, who Proffer said was McIntosh, kicking Proffer's apartment wall.

"I was terrified. My daughter was too. It happened day or night. She was woken up in the middle of the night with him screaming and yelling outside her bedroom window," Proffer said.

Proffer said after the vandalism of her car, McIntosh continued being aggressive.

"From my observation, his mental health is deteriorating because he still is exhibiting the same behavior as I'm exiting and coming home," Proffer said.

Proffer said on the judge's orders, McIntosh moved out of the unit next to hers. He was convicted last month of the vandalism and got one year of probation, a mental health evaluation, 40 hours of community service, and must pay $2,000 in restitution to Proffer at $40 a month, according to court documents.

"I think that the court completely failed him by not addressing his mental health issues," Proffer said.

Proffer said she was scheduled to be in court on Tuesday to present her case to a judge so that she can be granted a five-year protective order against McIntosh. But the judge continued the case to March 14, 2023. 

Proffer said the judge told her that if McIntosh does not harass her for 90 days, the judge would dismiss the emergency protective order.

Proffer said she fears if the protective order gets dismissed, McIntosh would pick up his aggressive behavior toward her and her family.

News 9 called the judge's office on Thursday and left a voicemail.

News 9 also spoke with McIntosh's mother, Rachel McGuire, who said her 38-year-old son is not only schizophrenic, but is autistic as well. 

McGuire said her son had not been taking his medication for schizophrenia before. But he is taking his medication now.

"I tries to help my son. He will vandalize. He will, you know. But he's never hurt no one, not a person but hisself," McGuire said.

News 9 asked McGuire where McIntosh is. She said he's experiencing homelessness.

"I don't see where he's going to be able to live with the money he make, with the money that social security gives him," McGuire said.

But Proffer said she believes McIntosh is living with his mother. News 9 asked the apartment property manager for a comment, but she declined.

Proffer said she is seeking a lawyer to represent her in her case to get a protective order