 He apparently started the fire in the basement of the home while two people were sleeping. He's due in court on July 15th. WHIO news time is 1201. It's currently 80 degrees in Dayton. A Springfield inmate walked away from a work detail, but cops have him back in custody a short time later. James Mason had been serving a 180-day sentence for an OVI conviction. He walked away from a work detail on West Main Street in Springfield. He's now back at the Clark County Jail.