2018 Review: Exchange Student Threatened To Shoot Up Delco School

Threats against schools are taken very seriously anymore, and one instance in Delaware County led to a foreign exchange student being federal charged and banned from ever returning to the United States.

An Tso Sun was in the U.S. as a foreign exchange student, attending school at Bonner-Pendergrast High School in Drexel Hill.

In March, Sun told a fellow student he was going to shoot up the school on May 1, then said he was kidding. The student told officials, and police were notified.

Sun was found to have hundreds of rounds of ammunition, a homemade 9 mm handgun, a crossbow with arrows, a military vest, a strangling tool, and much more that led authorities to believe his threat was credible.

Later, federal charges were filed in addition to local charges, which led to Sun being ordered deported and banned from reentering the U.S.

See out coverage of this story below:

Delco Student's Ammo, Military Gear Was Halloween Costume: Lawyer

During a search of An Tso Sun's host residence, police recovered military-style ballistic vest, a high-powered crossbow with arrows, a loading dock for AR-15s and AK-47s, 20 rounds of 9mm ammunition, a backpack with ammo pouches, a strangling device, a military ski mask, ear protectors for shooting, and a box that can be used to make a gun

Teen Who Threatened Delco School Shooting Had 1600 Rounds Of Ammo

The Taiwanese foreign exchange student who allegedly threatened to shoot up Bonner Prendergast High School in Drexel Hill had more than 1,600 rounds of ammo and a homemade 9mm handgun in his possession.

Federal Charge For Exchange Student Who Threatened Delco School

Sun now faces a federal charge for possessing ammunition while in the United States on a non immigrant visa.

Taiwanese Student Who Threatened Delco School Pleads Guilty

An-Tso "Edward" Sun, 18, of Taiwan who lived in Upper Darby Borough with a host family, pleaded guilty Tuesday to being an alien in possession of ammunition

Taiwanese Student Who Threatened Delco School Being Deported

Sun pleaded guilty to one count of being an alien in possession of ammunition and was to time served – which was about five and a half months – and required him to turn over ammunition in his possession. Moreover, Sun was ordered to be transferred to the custody of Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and removed from the United States. Under federal law, the conviction will also serve as a permanent bar to re-entry to the United States.

Image via Upper Darby Police