A Kenova woman accused of robbing a group of men at gunpoint during a poker game and a Scott Depot pastor accused of sexually assaulting four girls were among 34 people indicted this week by a Putnam County grand jury.

In November, Jacqueline M. Dennis, 28, allegedly stole $27,000 from six men taking part in a high stakes poker game in a storage unit behind a bar along W.Va. 34.

Dennis and Kimberly Steinbrecher, allegedly dressed in camouflage and robbed the men with semiautomatic pistols. According to the complaint, Dennis knew about the game because she had a relationship with one of the players.

Dennis was on the run for about two weeks before turning herself in to Huntington police. Steinbrecher turned herself in a few days before Dennis did.

Putnam Prosecuting Attorney Mark Sorsaia would not comment on why Steinbrecher's case was not presented to the grand jury. He would say only that the "investigation is ongoing."

Paul D. Smeltzer, 41, allegedly videotaped himself sexually abusing three relatives who were staying at his house on McCloud Road in Scott Depot. He also is accused of sexually assaulting a different female relative on a separate occasion.

Smeltzer has been arrested twice on charges that he sexually abused female relatives: first in May 2007, and again in March.

In March, a Putnam grand jury indicted him on charges related to those allegations, but prosecutors dismissed the indictment after police discovered new evidence showing more girls might have been victimized.

A grand jury indictment is not a finding of guilt. It means that the grand jury believes there is enough evidence of a crime to merit a jury trail. The grand jury also indicted the following people:

A Kenova woman accused of robbing a group of men at gunpoint during a poker game and a Scott Depot pastor accused of sexually assaulting four girls were among 34 people indicted this week by a Putnam County grand jury.

In November, Jacqueline M. Dennis, 28, allegedly stole $27,000 from six men taking part in a high stakes poker game in a storage unit behind a bar along W.Va. 34.

Dennis and Kimberly Steinbrecher, allegedly dressed in camouflage and robbed the men with semiautomatic pistols. According to the complaint, Dennis knew about the game because she had a relationship with one of the players.

Dennis was on the run for about two weeks before turning herself in to Huntington police. Steinbrecher turned herself in a few days before Dennis did.

Putnam Prosecuting Attorney Mark Sorsaia would not comment on why Steinbrecher's case was not presented to the grand jury. He would say only that the "investigation is ongoing."

Paul D. Smeltzer, 41, allegedly videotaped himself sexually abusing three relatives who were staying at his house on McCloud Road in Scott Depot. He also is accused of sexually assaulting a different female relative on a separate occasion.

Smeltzer has been arrested twice on charges that he sexually abused female relatives: first in May 2007, and again in March.

In March, a Putnam grand jury indicted him on charges related to those allegations, but prosecutors dismissed the indictment after police discovered new evidence showing more girls might have been victimized.

A grand jury indictment is not a finding of guilt. It means that the grand jury believes there is enough evidence of a crime to merit a jury trail. The grand jury also indicted the following people:

Randal B. Adkins, 26, Cross Lanes, possession with intent to deliver a controlled substance; Edward D. Beckett, 47, Culloden, sexual abuse by a parent, guardian, custodian or other person in a position of trust (2) and sexual assault in the second degree; Brandon R. Bibbee, 22, Cross Lanes, sexual assault in the third degree; Joseph B. Boggess II, 34, South Charleston, driving on a revoked license-DUI related, third offense and driving a motor vehicle without the required security;

Emmalee Y. Carroll, 26, Hurricane, child abuse resulting in bodily injury, obstructing an officer and domestic battery; Larry D. Crews, 37, delivery of a controlled substance and conspiracy to deliver a controlled substance; Vernon B. Dalton, 41, Kenova, identity theft, obtaining property by false pretense (3) and fraudulent schemes; Kimberly D. Devore, 41, Winfield, attempt to operate a clandestine drug laboratory and attempt to manufacture a controlled substance; Thomas B. Duncan, 40, Red House, grand larceny and conspiracy to commit grand larceny.

Galen E. Flowers, 27, Hurricane, delivery of a controlled substance (2) and possession with intent to deliver a controlled substance; Duane J. Garrett, 35, Poca, possession of a stolen vehicle and grand larceny; Denzill R. Grant II, 35, Winfield, attempt to operate a clandestine drug laboratory, attempt to manufacture a controlled substance and conspiracy to manufacture a controlled substance; Daniel Hicks, 35, South Charleston, possession with intent to deliver a controlled substance.

Tammy L. Jeffers, 37, Leon, delivery of a controlled substance (2); George K. Keeney, 49, Hurricane, attempt to operate a clandestine drug laboratory, attempt to manufacture a controlled substance and conspiracy to manufacture a controlled substance; Milton Keeney, 56, Morgantown, delivery of a controlled substance and conspiracy to deliver a controlled substance; Dustin J. Kidd, 25, Apple Grove, daytime burglary.

Joe A. Klein, 24, Barboursville, delivery of a controlled substance (3), possession with intent to deliver a controlled substance, and fleeing in a vehicle from a law-enforcement officer; Timothy A. Krouse, 58, Middleburg, Pa., sexual abuse in the first degree and sexual assault in the first degree; Mark S. Lively Jr., 19, St. Albans, daytime burglary and conspiracy to commit daytime burglary; Kassie F. McDerment, 21, St. Albans, conspiracy to deliver a controlled substance; Daniel P. Newsome, 28, Winfield, attempt to operate a clandestine drug laboratory, attempt to manufacture a controlled substance and conspiracy to manufacture a controlled substance.

Ray E. Parsons, 41, Culloden, sexual abuse by a parent, guardian or custodian (2) and incest (2); Christopher M. Price, 19, Hurricane, daytime burglary and conspiracy to commit daytime burglary; John M. Schoonover Jr., 36, Poca, arson in the first degree and conspiracy to commit arson in the first degree; Andrew D. Sims, 39, Charleston, possession with intent to deliver a controlled substance (2); Mark G. Slone, 47, Leon, driving under the influence of alcohol, third offense and driving a motor vehicle without an alcohol test and lock system.

Brandy L. Stevenson, 34, Dunbar, delivery of a controlled substance and conspiracy to deliver a controlled substance; Kevin D. Tinsley, 33, Charleston, delivery of a controlled substance and conspiracy to possess a controlled substance with intent to deliver; Andrea M. Washington, 29, Nitro, attempt to operate a clandestine drug laboratory, attempt to manufacture a controlled substance, possession of a substance containing ephedrine and/or pseudoephedrine with the intent to use it in the manufacture of methamphetamine and manufacturing a controlled substance.

Jeffrey S. Wood, 44, Nitro, concealing stolen property, possession of a controlled substance, destruction of property, transferring stolen property, arson in the first degree (2), conspiracy to commit arson in the first degree, nighttime burglary, arson in the third degree (2), grand larceny and conspiracy to commit grand larceny; David A. Young, 42, Scott Depot, malicious assault and wanton endangerment.

Reach Veronica Nett at veroni...@wvgazette.com or 348-5113.