Overview

• Andrew Scott Hastings, 25, was arrested after a criminal complaint was unsealed on Sept. 24 alleging attempts to provide material support to a designated terrorist organization and unlawful possession or transfer of a machinegun.
• Court filings allege surveillance captured Hastings twice mailing packages with more than 100 3-D printed “switches,” two 3-D printed handgun lower receivers, a handgun slide, and other parts he believed would reach al-Qaida.
• Hastings allegedly communicated with an undercover agent he thought had al-Qaida ties, discussing 3-D printed firearms, conversion devices, and drones before agreeing to supply the devices.
• Prosecutors say Hastings served in the Army National Guard as an aircraft powertrain repairer, held a security clearance, failed to report foreign travel as required, and voluntarily discharged on June 6, 2025.
• Investigators cite months of online activity that included offers of extensive notes and Army manuals on tactics and weapons manufacture, while emphasizing that the charges are allegations and he remains presumed innocent.