Dakota Smith, a 29-year-old contractor from Saratoga Springs, has been sentenced to a term of 3 to 6 years in state prison following his conviction for grand larceny in the second degree.
Cameron M. Smith, 50, a Canadian who wanted to bring more attention to climate change, was also ordered to pay $2.1 million in restitution for damage he caused in the Dakotas.
Smith, who is originally from the Toronto area but had been living in Astoria, Oregon, pleaded guilty last Septembe r to charges of destroying energy facilities for the incidents near Carpenter, South ...