FALL RIVER – A Fall River man accused of brutally stabbing former mayor Will Flanagan in an unprovoked attack in October has a new attorney.
According to court records, 31-year-old Corree K. Gonzales was ordered in December to be hospitalized for 20 days at Bridgewater State Hospital to determine competence to stand trial in a case where he is accused of Assault with a Dangerous Weapon unrelated to the Flangan case. He had a return to court on this case to December 26th which was rescheduled to January 6th. The competency hearing was then rescheduled for January 16th where Gonzales was ordered to be evaluated for 20 more days. On Thursday, he was supposed to have another competency hearing, however, his lawyer withdrew which canceled the hearing.
While court records didn’t reveal why the attorney withdrew, when Fall River Reporter contacted the attorney on Thursday, he had an away message stating he was on medical leave until late February…