From Concord Monitor:

Carlos Cardona, a Franklin activist and Democratic candidate for state representative, resigned from the school board Monday after the police said he threatened to kill his partner with a knife.

Cardona, 21, was involved in a domestic dispute about 1 p.m. July 18 at the couple’s 42 School St. apartment, court records show. The police said Cardona held a knife in his partner’s direction while threatening to kill him. He also slammed a door, striking his partner in the arm, court records show.

The police arrested Cardona for criminal threatening, a felony, and simple assault, a misdemeanor.

In an interview yesterday, Cardona denied the charges and said he plans to take back his resignation. He said local Republicans, led by Franklin School Board Chairwoman Kathleen Russo, pressured him into resigning in haste Monday.

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