Delco Man's Gun, Drugs At SEPTA Station Lead To Charges: Police

CHESTER, PA — A Delaware County man was taken into custody and charged with gun and drug crimes after authorities in Delaware found him passed out at a SEPTA station Sunday.

Andrew Kucharczyk, 43, of Linwood, was charged with possession of a firearm or ammunition by person prohibited, possession of a controlled substance, possession of drug paraphernalia, possession of a firearm while under the influence, and related crimes, Delaware State Police said.

The charges stem from a Sunday incident in Claymont, Delaware.

State troopers were called to the SEPTA station located at 191 Transit Center Drive in Claymont at about 7 p.m. Sunday for a report of a bus passenger who was sleeping and could not be awakened.

Troopers showed up and found the man, identified as Kucharczyk, asleep in a bus passenger seat.

The troopers saw a handgun protruding from the center of the front waistband, partially exposed through his shirt, police said.

Troopers took Kucharczyk into custody without incident and took a loaded .380 Smith and Wesson handgun, without a holster, from his waistband.

Authorities said Kucharczyk did not have a valid carry-concealed permit and eventually learned he is a convicted felon and thus is prohibited from possessing firearms or ammunition.

Troopers also found about .18 grams of suspected heroin, approximately .5 grams of suspected crack cocaine, and drug paraphernalia on Kucharczyk

Kucharczyk was remanded to the Howard R. Young Correctional Institution on a $56,600 cash bond.