The man accused of stabbing and nearly killing former mayor Will Flanagan was deemed dangerous and held without bail on Tuesday, but his lawyer insisted a fair trial won’t be possible.

Corree K. Gonzales stood silently in the dock at Bristol County Superior Court while defense attorney Thomas Dougherty argued to Judge Brian Glenny that Flanagan’s notoriety — and the media attention on the case — will make it “very, very, very difficult to find an impartial jury.”

Gonzales faces felony charges including armed assault to murder, assault and battery with a dangerous weapon resulting in serious injury, and four counts of assault and battery on a police officer.

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