Houston may have averted a tragedy after a drunk, belligerent man was found to have an arsenal of guns in his hotel room as the venue was preparing for a big New Year's Eve celebration.

Police discovered the weapons after responding to an incident at the Hyatt Regency Houston where a hotel guest appeared to be “intoxicated and harassing the other guests” at around 1:30 a.m. local time (2:30 a.m. ET) on Sunday, said Houston Police Department spokesman Victor Senties.

The man was identified as 49-year-old Russell Lawrence Ziemba, Senties said Sunday afternoon.

A police officer who was working an extra job at the Regency was alerted by hotel management about the guest, he said.

A Houston police car outside of the Hyatt on Sunday.

“He was told several times to stop harassingstaying at the top floor of the hotel.

Situation from this morning at downtown hotel is contained. No specific threats to @HoustonTX. @houstonpolice will be heavily deployed throughout the city to include SWAT react teams. Proud of officers & Hyatt. As always be vigilant & report suspicious a activity to authorities. — Chief Art Acevedo (@ArtAcevedo) December 31, 2017

Senties said Sunday afternoon that Ziemba told investigators he was at the hotel to celebrate New Year's and had been drinking for a few days. He said he brought the weapons inside because he did not want them stolen from his vehicle parked in the garage, Senties said.

Investigators do not believe there was an intent to use the weapons, he added.

Multiple senior law enforcement officials told NBC News that Ziemba was