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Police on Tuesday afternoon identified the man arrested in connection with the stabbing of former Fall River Mayor Will Flanagan. Corree Gonzales, 31, was arrested Tuesday morning after being detained by police officers, the department wrote on Facebook. Gonzales assaulted police officers during the detainment process resulting in his arrest and subsequent charges, according to the police. Gonzales faces four counts of assault and battery on a police officer. He was held without bail pending an evaluation of his mental health in Fall River District Court, according to court records. The stabbing happened at around 5 p.m. on Hartwell Street in Fall River, according to the city’s police department. Flanagan was found with “significant injuries,” the department said. According to The Herald News, Flanagan had multiple stab injuries to his neck. He was brought to a nearby hospital and was in serious but stable condition on Monday night, police said. Flanagan was mayor of Fall River from 2010 to 2014. He then became the CEO of Cosmopolitan Dispensary at 82 Hartwell St., located nearby where the stabbing happened.
