Thomas Ivan Grimes spent 35 days on the lam last summer after escaping from the Douglas County Jail. He will now spend 52 days in prison for each day of freedom. The 32-year-old Springfield resident pleaded no contest Wednesday to second-degree escape. Douglas County Circuit Judge George Ambrosini sentenced Grimes to five years in prison, the maximum sentence allowed for the Class C felony. Grimes’ long criminal history was a factor in the long sentence, prosecutors said. “That’s the first time I’ve ever seen someone sentenced to the maximum for that charge,” said District Attorney Rick Wesenberg, who has been …



