Cops say ex-Harris County prosecutor flashed badge during arrest for allegedly strangling girlfriend

A former Harris County prosecutor is out of a job and facing a felony charge, accused of strangling his girlfriend at a child’s birthday party in Montgomery County on Sunday evening. Gabriel Kabak, 32, has been licensed to practice law in Texas for nearly four years, according to State Bar of Texas records, and most recently worked in the Harris County District Attorney’s Office.  He’s now been fired and charged with third-degree felony assault of a family member after an incident in the small Montgomery County town of Panorama Village. “This is a man that’s dedicated his life to public service, his legal career to prosecuting cases for some of the more vulnerable,” his defense attorney Shelby Burns said. “He has earned the right for us to withhold judgment until all the facts have been heard.” Burns said Kabak handled cases involving sex crimes and domestic violence while at the DA’s office, which the DA’s office has not yet confirmed.