Well Dreaming, Cotten isn't charged with attempted murder or event assault. She is charged with a felony of dangerous conduct (which can also be a misdemeanor), however, which if convicted for that felony would result on the loss of her gun rights.
It is certainly not unusual for DAs to bring forth the highest possibly charge(s) they think they could potentially make stick, ask for high bails, in an effort to convince the defendant or the potential significant negative consequences of their actions and actually hope the defendant requests for a plea or actually later offer a plea deal to the defendant for a lesser charge for not going to trial. As a first time offender (apparently), and as a person who has been reported by the police as being cooperative with their investigation so far, it is not unreasonable to expect to seen a lesser conviction for Cotten if she does not choose to fight the charges. This would have nothing to do with special treatment, but simply SOP in the court system.