Lesson learned
In the end, what happened was sad, but at least no one got seriously injured. Charles didn’t lose everything and go to jail, but he was embarrassed. Maybe on some level, he saw how ridiculous he was being and just could not admit it openly. But he should make peace with his neighbors.
After all, they live right next to you, and if you are ever in trouble, they are there to help if they can. That’s the entire point of being good to your neighbors. You build a community and respect one another. Give him time, maybe in the end, he will figure that one out.