MANCHESTER, N.H. —

A recent nominee for Congress and current candidate for ward selectman in Manchester is facing a restraining order filed by a neighbor who is a Manchester police officer.

Robert Burns, who was the 2022 Republican nominee for Congress in New Hampshire's 2nd District, said in court Wednesday that he believes the situation escalated unfairly, but a judge upheld the restraining order against him.

"I know I'm a political guy," Burns said during the hearing. "I'm out front. I'm on the newspaper. The camera's here actually right now."

Manchester police Officer Austin Biery sought a restraining order against Burns, his neighbor in a Queen City condominium complex, after a series of events that came to a head on Aug. 31 with Burns confronting police as they arrested his frien

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