A TAZEWELL COUNTY VIRGINIA FIRE CHIEF IS BEHIND BARS FACING A TOTAL OF TEN CHILD SEXUAL ABUSE CHARGES. 59 YEAR OLD WILLIAM VANCE SR. IS CHARGED WITH FIVE COUNTS OF AGGRAVATED SEXUAL BATTERY AND TWO COUNTS OF INDECENT LIBERTIES. ON MONDAY, VANCE WAS ARRESTED ON THREE CHARGES OF AGGRAVATED SEXUAL BATTERY OUT OF RUSSELL COUNTY. VANCE IS CHIEF OF THE RICHLANDS FIRE DEPARTMENT. THE 10-COUNT INDICTMENT WAS RETURNED BY GRAND JURIES IN RUSSELL AND TAZEWELL COUNTIES. HE’S TO BE ARRAIGNED IN BOTH COUNTIES. THE ALLEGED OFFENSES OCCURRED FROM 1996 TO 2007 WITH THE THREE FEMALE VICTIMS RANGING IN AGE FROM SIX TO 13.