HAMILTON COUNTY — A McLeansboro woman has been charged with attempted murder, aggravated battery, and aggravated discharge of a firearm charges after an incident early Sunday morning.

78-year-old Lynda K. Johnson made her first court appearance in Hamilton County Court on Tuesday.

Hamilton County Sheriff Tracy Lakin says one of his deputies took Johnson into custody after officers were summoned to the emergency room at Hamilton Memorial Hospital for a report of a gunshot victim around 12:20 Sunday morning. The victim was eventually transported to an Evansville, IN hospital.

Johnson is currently being held in the White County Jail with bond set at $250,000. She has waived her right to a preliminary hearing, and a motion to reduce bond hearing has been set for Wednesday, July 15th at 10 a.m.