WASHINGTON — A federal criminal complaint unsealed recently accuses a Tulsan of attempting to provide 3-D printed weapons to an individual he thought was receiving them on behalf of al-Qaida.
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.
An affidavit filed by an FBI special agent indicates Hastings has been on law enforcement’s watchlist for several years.
The Tulsa Police Department reported that on Sept. 27, 2019, they received a complaint that an employee at a restaurant was talking about making explosive devices. When he was interviewed later, Hastings “claimed he was misunderstood and that he simply had an interest in chemistry and rockets.”
His mother told Tulsa police a year later that her son was “on the [autism] spectrum, was socially active online, and had converted to Islam.” She also said an unknown person mailed her son a Quran, the central religious text of Islam.
In June 2024, the FBI learned that Hastings was on a social media app, Discord, discussing committing acts of violence against U.S. civilians in furtherance of global jihad. Court records indicate Hastings was enlisted in the U.S. Army National Guard and worked as an aircraft powertrain repairer, and held a national security clearance.
The FBI agent wrote that he confirmed Hastings held a “secret” national security clearance while in the Guard, but did not have access to networked, classified computer systems during his employment there. However, he did have access to sensitive materials related to technical and/or mechanical manuals during his time in the Guard.
While employed with the Guard, Hastings traveled outside of the United States to the Philippines on multiple occasions and failed to report his travel to the U.S. Department of Defense, as required.
In late January and early March 2024, the FBI agent reported, Hastings told others within the Discord server that he supported establishment of a caliphate – an Islamic state governed by Shariah law – in the U.S. He said his followers needed to develop cyberspace skills and to start “a physical training regime for fighters.” During months of discussions, Hastings offered to provide anyone interested more than 500 pages of notes, as well as Army manuals related to tactics and the manufacture of weapons.
Hastings claimed he had previously been detained and interrogated by law enforcement and explained how to avoid law enforcement. Hastings further alleged that he made a firearm, was interested in creating a nuclear weapon, and discussed the advantages of using tunnels to protect armed militants, consistent with news reports about Hamas’ use of tunnels in Gaza.
He began communicating with an undercover agent who claimed to have contacts with al-Qaida. They discussed 3-D printed firearms, machinegun conversion devices known as “switches” and drones. Hastings eventually provided the undercover agent with a link to a website where he was offering 3-D printed switches for sale.
On June 15, 2025, during an exchange with an “online covert employee,” Hastings discussed the conflict in Iran, condemned U.S. support for Israel, and said his loyalty was to the worldwide Islamic community,” the FBI affidavit relates.
Court documents show that Hastings was seen on surveillance footage twice arriving at a postal facility to ship boxes that contained more than 100 3-D printed switches, two 3-D printed lower receivers for a handgun, one handgun slide and various handgun parts to be supplied to al-Qaida for use in terrorist attacks.
On June 6, 2025, Hastings agreed to voluntarily discharge from the National Guard.
Assistant Attorney General for National Security John A. Eisenberg, U.S. Attorney Clint Johnson for the Northern District of Oklahoma, and Assistant Director Donald Holstead of the FBI’s Counterterrorism Division made the announcement of Hastings’ charges and arrest.
He remains in the custody of the U.S. Marshal’s Service pending a detention hearing on Oct. 1.
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 investigated the case.