TULSA, OK – A criminal complaint was unsealed today against a Tulsa man who allegedly attempted to provide 3-D printed weapons and firearm components to an individual he believed was associated with al-Qaida, according to federal prosecutors.
Andrew Scott Hastings, 25, is charged with attempting to provide material support to a designated foreign terrorist organization and with the illegal possession or transfer of a machinegun.
According to court documents, in June 2024, the FBI became aware that Hastings was using a social media app to discuss violent acts against U.S. civilians in support of global jihad. Hastings, who was then enlisted in the U.S. Army National Guard and held a national security clearance, allegedly failed to report international travel as required and made statements about creating weapons and avoiding law enforcement detection.
Hastings reportedly offered to provide others with over 500 pages of notes and Army manuals on tactics and weapons production. He also expressed interest in constructing a nuclear device and praised the use of tunnel warfare, similar to tactics employed by Hamas in Gaza.
An undercover agent posing as someone with al-Qaida connections engaged in conversations with Hastings about 3-D printed firearms, machinegun conversion devices, and drones. Hastings allegedly sent the agent a link to a website where he sold 3-D printed switches.
Surveillance footage captured Hastings visiting a postal facility on two occasions to ship packages containing more than 100 3-D printed switches, two 3-D printed handgun lower receivers, a handgun slide, and various handgun parts, with the intent to supply them to al-Qaida for terrorist use.
On June 6, 2025, during the course of the investigation, Hastings voluntarily discharged from the National Guard.
The FBI’s Joint Terrorism Task Force in Tulsa, Army Counterintelligence Command, 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, along with Trial Attorney Elisa Poteat of the National Security Division’s Counterterrorism Section, are prosecuting the case.
