Legal Question in Criminal Law in California

Your father needs a lawyer. If he can't afford to hire an attorney privately, he should ask the judge to appoint the Public Defender when he goes court.

There is no way any attorney can give you an intelligent, informed opinion based on the two sentences you posted. In order to adequately defend your dad, his lawyer will have to review all of the evidence available.

Anything you do could make things worse, and might even result in criminal charges against you.

By effectively defending it through legal counsel., who will do the best possible with the actual facts. You want a magic wand answer? None exist. If serious about hiring counsel, and if this is in SoCal, feel free to contact me.