HOT SPRINGS - A former California man will be tried in South Dakota on charges of grand theft and attempted grand theft related to charges made on credit cards of Janet Denny of Edgemont.

According to Denny's testimony, she met Rodney Alan Woods, 59, on the Web site Match.com earlier this year, and he moved into her house in Edgemont in July. Under cross-examination by Lynn Moran, Woods' court-appointed attorney, Denny said Woods had asked her to marry him in August and that she agreed.

Denny testified that she had given her credit-card number from a Discover card Oct. 9 to Woods "to make flight reservations for our honeymoon in San Diego."

When she received her statement, Denny said that there were also three charges to Ventura County, California, for $410, $490 and $492, respectively, for court charges.

Denny said she had agreed to help Woods get his drivers license back; she testified, "I understood that to be getting his insurance."

Denny said that on Oct. 24, shortly before they broke up, Woods had suggested that they needed another credit card. She said she found Chase cards that had been issued to her and her late husband, Alvin, in a drawer. The cards had never been activated. Denny said at Woods' urging, she activated the cards.

State's Attorney Lance Russell showed her a printout of her online statement from Chase, which she identified.

She testified that there were two charges to a California law firm, as well as a firearms purchase.

Russell asked whether she had authorized any of the charges on the Chase card, and Denny said she had not. She specifically denied giving Woods permission to buy any firearms.

Moran asked Denny under cross-examination whether she had agreed to help Woods obtain his drivers license in any way necessary. Denny said she understood that to mean his insurance, "not any court costs or other charges."

Denny also said that there was a charge for a three-week vehicle rental that she did not authorize.

In all, investigative reports show $9,605.67 was charged to credit cards, allegedly by Woods, that Denny said she did not authorize. A total of $5,259.82 had been refunded or canceled, leaving a balance of $4,345.85.

Fall River County Sheriff's Deputy Martha Jarman said she continued an investigation begun by the sheriff's office after a request from Denny's brother into Woods' background.

Jarman said Denny had requested Jarman to remove Woods from the house they shared, and Jarman was there to insure that he did not remove any of the items he was suspected of buying with either of the cards. Jarman said that she also asked Woods to give her the credit card he had. She said after some argument, Woods gave her a green Chase card.

Woods will appear before Circuit Court Judge Jeff Davis at 9 a.m. Dec. 21.