(Michigan City, IN) - A  man who ran for mayor of Michigan City last year could face time in

prison.

Clifford Thatcher, Jr. is charged in LaPorte Superior Court 1 with level 3 felony

aggravated battery.

He allegedly broke his girlfriend’s jaw and tooth where they live at

Normandy Village Apartments.

If convicted, Thatcher would face anywhere from a three to 16 year sentence.

Thatcher is not known very well in local political circles.

He ran in the democratic primary last year but hardly, if ever, made any public

appearances during the campaign.