CRANBERRY TWP — A Cranberry Township man accused of renting out customers’ cars instead of repairing them saw 12 new felony charges against him held for Common Pleas court Friday, April 14, as well as three more cases moving to district court.

Keith R. Smith, 66, had his charges amended to include six counts of felony theft by deception and six counts of felony receiving stolen property in a series of incidents spanning from August 2022 to January.

In addition, Smith was arraigned in three more cases during this preliminary hearing. Over 10 cars are now involved in the cases concerning Smith.

The preliminary hearing for the most recent cases is scheduled May 19.

Smith operates a repair business in the township called Oilology. According to testimony, Smith was renting out customer’s vehicles that were brought in for repair without their permission for as much as $300 a month.

Defense attorney Richard Witchko said Smith pleaded “not guilty.”