The detention hearing for Gary Ray Brunache, 35, the Norwich man charged for his role in a Nov. 13 incident at the U.S. Naval Submarine Base in Groton, has been rescheduled to Nov. 25 at 11 a.m.

At that time it will be decided whether Brunache will remain in federal detention or be released on bond. The hearing was originally scheduled for Nov. 19 at noon.

According to a criminal complaint from Naval Criminal Investigative Services, on Nov. 13 Brunache approached three Department of Defense police officers in the Building 500 parking lot outside the main gate at the sub base.

The complaint says Brunache attacked officers Brian McCarthy and William Kephart with a knife. Brunache started swinging the knife at McCarthy and failed to comply when told to drop his weapon, the complaint said.

Kephart responded by spraying Brunache with pepper spray. Brunache then allegedly used the knife to stab Kephart in his right thigh.

The complaint states that McCarthy fired approximately three rounds from his service pistol at Brunache as Brunache was trying to stab Kephart. Brunache, who was not hit by the rounds, was eventually subdued.

During a brief appearance in U.S. District Court on Nov. 14, Brunache was charged with assault of a federal officer and assault with a dangerous weapon with intent to do bodily harm within the special maritime and territorial jurisdiction of the United States. The charge of assault of a federal officer carries a maximum term of imprisonment of 20 years, and the charge of assault with a dangerous weapon with intent to do bodily harm within the special maritime and territorial jurisdiction of the U.S. carries a maximum sentence of 10 years.

Brunache will be represented by federal defender Deirdre Murray. The case is being prosecuted by assistant U.S. attorneys Brian P. Leaming and Robert M. Spector.