Authorities said the prosecutor became belligerent at a bar with a deputy working security. He faces a misdemeanor charge, but his employment depends on District Attorney Kim Ogg.
Vladimir Gray, a Harris County prosecutor tasked with upholding the law, is accused of breaking it following his arrest on Labor Day.A Harris County prosecutor tasked with upholding the law is now accused of breaking it.
"There is unquestionably a facet of this which is optics," Peyton Peebles, an attorney not affiliated with the case, said. In a statement, a spokesperson for the District Attorney's Office said they were aware of the "situation" and explained that Gray was "under suspension" pending the outcome of an internal investigation. The office recused itself from the criminal case - meaning officials from another county will likely step in.
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