Man Arrested With Guns In Houston Hotel Room Goes To Court

By Tom Knighton

Houston police discovered a man in a downtown hotel room with weapons and ammunition after he’d allegedly harassed staff while intoxicated. Just a few months after the Las Vegas killing, police were understandably concerned about the possibilities of another attack.

The man, Russell Ziemba, has now made his first court appearance.

Prosecutors shed light about what happened at the Hyatt Regency Downtown and how they say Russell Ziemba, 49, was drunk, harassing guests and an officer who tried to arrest him Sunday.

After Ziemba was asked to leave the hotel, officers escorted him to his room where they found a fully loaded AR 15, other weapons, and bullets.

During the course of the 10 minute court hearing, Eyewitness News learned that an officer was working an extra job as security at the hotel when the manager notified him that Ziemba had been at the hotel for a couple days causing problems with other staff members.

However, the news report also raises questions about just what was going on there.

You see, while Ziemba was apparently causing problems for the staff and the hotel had every right to kick him out, it’s the guns and ammo angle that seems bizarre.

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Source:: Bearing Arms