Legal Question in Civil Rights Law in Iowa

Hi, my name is Abdullah and I�m an intentional student in the US (state of Iowa). Today December 5, 2015 at 8 pm while I was eating my dinner and studying for my exams in my rented house of 3 units I heard my neighbor who is an adult autistic male screaming at the other neighbor who is a female; I went out to investigate the matter because it�s not a new thing to happen between the two neighbors. I had my phone with me just in case and I found the neighbor screaming so load and I confronted him to keep it down because I can�t study at all with him fighting with the other neighbor. He then starts screaming at me and then I was so afraid of him and I start recording me and him with my phone for my protection. He then continues threatening me and told me I�m not an American and saying hate things and I can�t record him because of his right of privacy and said he will call the police. I said ok because I feared he might frame me for something. When he even called the police he starting saying he is from Saudi Arabia and not American and not sure what that has to do with police as If I�m guilty of being not American. At that time the other neighbor called the police on us which is fine but surprisingly the first thing she said is that I�m form SA. However, when he went uncontrolled I went striate to my house and locked the door. I having been living in that house for years and I don�t even their names. But enough is enough because they fight all the time day or night and I can�t even sleep or study. However, police arrived within 20 minutes or so and took both of their statements but not mine. Does that mean he is pressing charges against me because of recording for my protection and what chances that I can fight it in court?

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