Smith was hired as an HVAC controls mechanic at the university in 2016.
Lamar University suspended Smith on March 18, 2021.
The university fired him March 22.
Less than a week later, officers arrested Smith with the guns and ammunition.
He had two loaded AK-47 rifles, five loaded handguns a bag of loose of ammunition.
Lamar Police Sergeant Jarrod Samford said his colleagues did the right thing. We train our guys and they have an awareness around em. We say, keep your head on a swivel and they absolutely did that night, Samford said.
Nederland Police Chief Gary Porter confirms his officers responded to Smith s house on Gary Avenue last Wednesday and last Friday.