“BAR representatives work to protect consumers from financial harm.  We put our trust in businesses to provide the services we pay for and when they don’t, consumers have a great resource in the Bureau of Automotive Repair.”

CSLEA President Alan Barcelona

SOLANO COUNTY – On August 7, 2025, a Solano County Superior Court jury, found Keith Scott Williamson, guilty of four separate counts of grand theft and one count of petty theft. Williamson, the owner of Winters Auto Body and Paint Shop in Winters, was found to have committed theft by false pretenses on five separate customers at his shop.  Upon the verdict, the judge remanded Williamson, noting that the collective economic losses to the victims totaled approximately $90,000. Williamson is scheduled to be sentenced on September 4, 2025.

The crimes occurred between 2017 and 2020.  Each customer paid Williamson to perform restoration body work, a new paint job, and in some cases for a complete overhaul on their classic vehicles, which included three Ford Mustangs, a Jeep, and a Chevrolet pickup truck.  Williamson performed only minimal body repairs but did not complete the work on any of the vehicles. The vehicles remained unfinished in Williamson’s shop for months, or in some cases, for years. Williamson gave various reasons and excuses for the extended delays and refused to provide refunds to all five customers, who then resorted to filing complaints with the California Bureau of Automotive Repair (BAR).

Over the years, this case was continued and delayed in court on numerous occasions. The Solano County District Attorney’s Office expressed gratitude that, despite all of the delays, the victims never gave up on the criminal justice system. Former BAR Representative Timothy Wilson and BAR Representative Michael Colozzi investigated the case. The case was prosecuted by Deputy District Attorney Judy Ycasas.