Two US Army soldiers are facing charges for allegedly trying to sell multiple guns, C-4 explosives, and detonators that they knew would be sent to Mexico.

Tyler Sumlin and Jason Jarvis are charged with eight felony counts, including conspiracy to smuggle goods from the US, transferring firearms to an out-of-state resident, and transporting explosive materials without a license, according to their indictment in a Texas federal court. (The indictment was filed in December, but was not previously reported on until Thursday.)

Sumlin and Jarvis “had access to explosives and explosive devices” because of their military duty, the indictment said.

Sumlin, 30 was an explosive ordnance disposal specialist in the Army from June 2007 to Dec. 2017, a spokesperson for the US army told BuzzFeed News. He attained the rank of sergeant and was deployed to Afghanistan from June 2009 to June 2010 and from June 2011 to June 2012.



Jarvis — who has been in army since 2000 — is currently serving as an explosive ordnance disposal specialist and has been deployed to Afghanistan multiple times from 2006 to 2015, the spokesperson said, declining to comment on the case "due to the ongoing legal proceedings."

The Oscar-winning movie The Hurt Locker explored the lives of EOD soldiers, who are trained in detecting and deactivating explosives and weapons of mass destruction.

