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Man admits to shootings that damaged electrical substations in the Dakotas

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Cameron Monte Smith pleads guilty to two counts of destruction of an energy facility.

He could face up to 20 years in prison and fines of up to $250,000 on each charge.

Smith , 49 , was in the U.S. illegally when he fired shots into the Wheelock Substation near Ray, North Dakota , in May 2023 .

Smith also was convicted of firing shots at a transformer and pump station of the Keystone Pipeline in July 2022 .

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