A Jefferson County sheriff's deputy is charged with attempted murder in the shooting of her estranged girlfriend two months ago while she was off-duty.

Authorities today announced the charges against 37-year-old Lakisha Hampton of Center Point. She surrendered to the Jefferson County Jail on Thursday, said Chief Deputy Randy Christian, and was released after posting $30,000 bond.

Deputies on Aug. 19 were dispatched about 5 p.m. to a report of a shooting at a home in the 200 block of Saturn Lane. The caller, later identified as a jail deputy, said she had just shot someone and said she had an order of protection against the victim.

When lawmen arrived on the scene, they found a 32-year-old woman suffering from gunshot wounds. Her injuries weren't life-threatening.

"Information on the scene is that the women had been in a dating relationship," Christian said that evening. "The victim of the shooting was issued a copy of the protection order and had come to the house to discuss it. An argument ensued, and she was shot."

Hampton has been on leave since the shooting. Christian had previously said detectives conducted an investigation and submitted their findings to the Jefferson County District Attorney's Office. The district attorney, he said, scheduled the case to be heard by an upcoming grand jury.

That resulted in a warrant being issued for attempted murder on Oct. 26, Christian said today.

Hampton's most recent assignment was at the county jail. Christian said termination procedures have been initiated against her.

"Obviously her career in law enforcement is over. We have said time and again in domestic situations that people have got to learn how to control their emotions, walk away and cool off,'' Christian said. "When that doesn't happen, the outcome is never good. I'm sure there are a lot of regrets on both sides, but there are no do-overs in real life."