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A Limestone County woman is accused of violating a domestic-violence protection from abuse order and attacking her husband with a wet paint roller.

Kristie Leigh Hammond, 34, of Athens, is facing up to two years in jail after being arrested on two misdemeanor charges by sheriff's deputies this past weekend.

Hammond's 39-year-old husband, with whom she is involved in a contested divorce, called the Sheriff's Office to report the woman was at his home on Harris Loop in Elkmont.

"When the deputy arrived, the man and woman were standing in the yard," sheriff's spokesman Stephen Young said. "The deputy saw paint on the man's legs and torso, and he said he'd been hit by his wife with a wet paint roller."

Young said police reports do not state what color the paint was.

Hammond was already under arrest for the violation when the deputy learned about the paint roller, Young said.

"He found it, still wet, in the front seat of her truck," Young said.

A judge issued the temporary protection order that's "necessary to prevent abuse" against Hammond on Sept. 22, according to court records.

Hammond, who denied attacking her husband, was ordered to have no contact with the man, court records show.

"You're going to take up for yourself, but it's a lot more to it than that," Hammond told AL.com. "In all honesty, he's a stalker. He's been harassing, calling and texting me."

Hammond was released from Limestone County Jail on $3,000 bail. She's charged with third-degree domestic violence-harassment, in addition to the violation.

Protection from abuse orders, or PFA's, differ from restraining orders. Violating a PFA can be punished criminally, while restraining orders only carry civil penalties.