Taiwanese student Sun An-tso, accused of Philadelphia school threat, to be deported from US over gun charge
- Sun An-Tso, whose parents are Taiwanese actors Sun Peng and Di Ying, was spared additional jail time after he pleaded guilty to the firearms charge
- Weapons and more than 1,600 rounds of ammunition were found in the home of his host family
A Taiwanese exchange student accused of threatening to “shoot up” his high school near Philadelphia was spared additional time in prison at his sentencing Monday, but he will be deported and barred from returning to the U.S.
A federal judge Monday after nearly two hours of testimony sentenced Sun An-tso also known as “Edward” to time served and deportation.
The judge did not impose a fine. Sun had been facing up to 10 years in prison and a US$250,000 fine for his guilty plea to a firearms-related charge.
Sun has been in local or federal custody since March after local school authorities were alerted that Sun talked about a May 1 shooting at Monsignor Bonner and Archbishop Prendergast High School in Upper Darby, about 11km (7 miles) west of Philadelphia.
The 18-year-old student called the talk a joke, but authorities found more than 1,600 rounds of ammunition, as well as weapons, in the home of his host family.
