Citizen’s Arrest allows you to detain someone if you directly witnessed them commit a crime. Deadly force is only allowed when you are under threat of serious physical harm yourself. Walking through an open construction sight is not a felony, the McMichaels has no reasonable justification for threatening deadly force by brandishing firearms, and trespassing is only a crime if you’ve been told to leave by the owner or police, and you refuse.

Citizen’s Arrest only applies to felonies. Walking through an open construction sight is not a felony. And trespassing is only a crime if you’ve been told to leave by the owner or police, and you refuse.