Clinton J. Johnson U.S. Attorney | U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of Oklahoma
A Tulsa man, Andrew Scott Hastings, 25, has been arrested and charged with attempting to provide weapons to an individual he believed was acting on behalf of al-Qa’ida. The charges include Attempting to Provide Material Support or Resources to Designated Foreign Terrorist Organizations and Illegal Possession or Transfer of a Machinegun.
According to court documents, the FBI began investigating Hastings in June 2024 after learning he was using a social media application to discuss acts of violence against U.S. civilians as part of global jihad efforts. At the time, Hastings was serving in the United States Army National Guard as an aircraft powertrain repairer and held a national security clearance. He also traveled internationally without reporting his travel as required by military regulations.
Hastings allegedly encouraged others in his online group to develop cyber skills and begin physical training. Over several months, he offered pages of notes and Army manuals related to tactics and weapon manufacturing. He claimed he could produce 3-D printed firearms, expressed interest in creating a nuclear weapon, and discussed tunnel warfare tactics similar to those reportedly used by Hamas in Gaza.
The investigation revealed that Hastings communicated with an undercover agent who posed as someone with contacts within al-Qa’ida. Their conversations included discussions about 3-D printed firearms, machinegun conversion devices known as “switches,” and drones. Hastings agreed to sell these switches to the undercover agent, believing they would be delivered to al-Qa’ida for use in terrorist attacks. Surveillance footage captured him twice at a postal facility shipping boxes containing 3-D printed switches and handgun parts intended for al-Qa’ida.
During the investigation, on June 6, 2025, Hastings voluntarily discharged from the National Guard.
The case is being investigated by the FBI Oklahoma City – Tulsa Resident Agency Joint Terrorism Task Force, Army Counterintelligence Command, Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives, and Tulsa Police Department.
Assistant U.S. Attorneys Nathan E. Michel, Matthew P. Cyran, and Christopher J. Nassar from the Northern District of Oklahoma are prosecuting the case along with support from Trial Attorney Elisa Poteat from the National Security Division’s Counterterrorism Section.
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