A JOHNSON CITY MAN ACCUSED OF ASSAULTING HIS TWO STEP-SONS IS BEING HELD IN THE WASHINGTON COUNTY TENNESSEE DETENTION CENTER. 38 YEAR OLD ANTHONY MORTON IS CHARGED WITH ONE COUNT OF AGGRAVATED CHILD ABUSE AND NEGLECT AND ONE COUNT OF CHILD ABUSE AND NEGLECT. THE ARREST IS THE RESULT OF AN INVESTIGATION INTO TWO MALE CHILDREN ALLEGEDLY BEING BEATEN BY THEIR STEPFATHER. MORTON IS BEING HELD ON A 51-THOUSAND DOLLARS BOND. HE HAS A HEARING SET FOR THIS AFTERNOON IN GENERAL SESSIONS COURT.