Legal Question in Criminal Law in California

You don't give any indication of your location. You need to see a criminal defense lawyer immediately, and stop talking to the police. This damage can probably be undone and your arrest record sealed. It is not clear to me how you are "losing your house". If that is just what they threatened to do with a civil law suit, I think it unlikely, but you have to fight this hard.

If you have not yet been charged by the District Attorney, it is not too late to influence him not to charge you, but it has to be done in writing BEFORE the first court date. I don't think they will get away with this, but you can't just lay back and see what happens.

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Good luck

You have explained your defenses to these charges, which your attorney will need to use in the criminal case you are charged with. It is too late to tell you not to speak to police without counsel. Doing so to be 'cooperative' got you into this situation. It is probably also too late to tell you to fight the RO, to avoid permanent loss of your right to own firearms.

You have to defend this, just like any other defendant charged, rightly or wrongly. You need to understand that the police and DA both have reviewed the reports and evidence, and have concluded that they can convict you on the facts available to them. If this is in SoCal courts, and if you're serious about hiring experienced counsel, feel free to contact me. If you can't afford private counsel, apply for the Public Defender immediately.

Also understand, that if this is really a 'citizen's arrest', then you will have grounds for a civil lawsuit against those neighbors if they do not prosecute this case and win. Talk to your lawyer for full details.