After celeb parents of Taiwan terror suspect burn through NT$100 million on defense, more charges could be coming in Taiwan
Taiwan News
Date: 2018/11/22
By: Keoni Everington, Taiwan News, Staff Writer
An Tso Sun (left), parents (right). (Images from CNA)
TAIPEI (Taiwan News) — On Monday (Nov. 19), news broke that Taiwanese terror suspect An Tso “Edward” Sun (孫安佐) will soon be released from prison. However, his celebrity parents may not yet be breathing a sigh of relief, in that they may need to spend more than the NT$100 million already burned through during his defense in the U.S., as he may face more charges and fines in Taiwan.
The son of celebrities Di Ying (狄鶯) and Sun Peng (孫鵬) was detained on March 27 after a fellow student reported a threat he made to “shoot up” his school in Pennsylvania on May 1. Though he claimed the alleged threat was just a joke, subsequent searches turned up 1,600 rounds of ammunition and a handgun he had built himself, according to police statements.
On March 31, Di and the senior Sun, landed in the U.S. to mount a defense for their son. Though the celebrity’s lawyer was able to arrange a plea deal after Sun agreed to apologize for his actions and plead guilty to making “terroristic threats” in exchange for a suspended sentence, in June he was handed over to federal authorities who then charged him with possessing ammunition while on a nonimmigrant visa.
After Sun, 18, spent eight months in detention, including five in federal custody, U.S. District Judge Nitza Quinones-Alejandro on Monday imposed a “time served” sentence and called for his voluntary and immediate deportation, reported Philly.com.
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