MARQUETTE -- Closing arguments wrapped up Wednesday in the federal court case against two Upper Michigan men involving more than 4,000 pounds of explosives.
John Francis Lechner, a 64-year-old from Sault Ste. Marie, is accused of buying, hiding, and transporting more than 4,000 pounds of ammonium nitrate and fuel oil at his Chippewa County farm.
His co-defendant, 53-year-old Ken Kassab of Brimley, is charged with illegal transportation of explosives. Both men testified in their own defense on Wednesday.
Jury instructions will be given Thursday morning at 9 a.m. with deliberations to follow.
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