Tulsa Man Arrested and Charged with Attempting to Provide Al-Qa’ida with Weapons

TULSA, Okla. – A complaint was unsealed today after a Tulsa man appeared before a federal judge for attempting to provide 3-D printed weapons to an individual he believed was receiving them on behalf of al-Qa’ida.

Andrew Scott Hastings, 25, is charged with Attempting to Provide Material Support or Resources to Designated Foreign Terrorist Organizations and Illegal Possession or Transfer of a Machinegun.

In June 2024, the FBI learned that Hastings was on a social media application discussing committing acts of violence against United States civilians, in furtherance of global jihad. Court records indicate that Hastings was enlisted in the United States Army National Guard (Guard) and worked as an aircraft powertrain repairer and held a national security clearance. While serving with the Guard, Hastings traveled outside of the United States and failed to report his travel, as required.

Allegedly, Hastings told others within the social media group that they needed to develop cyberspace skills and to start physical training. During months of discussions, Hastings offered to provide anyone interested with numerous pages of notes, as well as Army manuals related to tactics and the manufacture of weapons. Hastings further alleged that he could 3-D print firearms, was interested in creating a nuclear weapon, and discussed the advantages of using tunnels to protect armed militants, consistent with news reports about Hamas’s use of tunnels in Gaza.

Hastings began communicating with an undercover agent who claimed to have contacts with al-Qa’ida. They discussed 3-D printed firearms, machinegun conversion devices known as “switches,” and drones. Hastings eventually agreed to sell 3-D printed switches to the undercover agent, and believed the switches would be provided to al-Qa’ida members to use during terrorist attacks. Court documents show that Hastings was seen on surveillance footage twice arriving at a postal facility to ship boxes that contained 3-D printed switches and various handgun parts to be supplied to al-Qa’ida for use in terrorist attacks. 

During the pendency of this investigation, on June 6, 2025, Hastings agreed to voluntarily discharge from the Guard.

The FBI Oklahoma City – Tulsa Resident Agency Joint Terrorism Task Force, the Army Counterintelligence Command, the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives, and the Tulsa Police Department are investigating the case.

Assistant U.S. Attorneys Nathan E. Michel, Matthew P. Cyran, and Christopher J. Nassar for the Northern District of Oklahoma are prosecuting the case with support from Trial Attorney Elisa Poteat from the National Security Division’s Counterterrorism Section.

A criminal complaint is merely an allegation. The defendant is presumed innocent until proven guilty beyond a reasonable doubt in a court of law.