A PINEY FLATS MAN ACCUSED OF SEXUALLY ASSAULTING A FEMALE HE KNEW AT A JOHNSON CITY MOTEL OVER THE WEEKEND IS BEING HELD ON A 50-THOUSAND DOLLARS BOND. 26 YEAR OLD NICHOLAS TIPTON IS CHARGED WITH DOMESTIC ASSAULT AND AGGRAVATED RAPE. THE WOMAN CLAIMED TO KNOW HER ASSAILTANT. SHE WAS TREATED AT A LOCAL HOSPITAL. TIPTON IS BEING HELD IN THE WASHINGTON COUNTY TENNESSEE DETENTION CENTER. HE’S SET TO APPEAR IN GENERAL SESSIONS COURT TODAY.