(La Porte County, IN) - A La Porte County man is facing potential time in prison for not keeping up on his child support payments.

 

Marc Gaines, 46, is charged in La Porte Superior Court 2 with non-support of a dependent child, a Level 6 felony.

 

According to court documents, Gaines has paid more than $12,000 in child support since he was ordered to pay $46 a week in 2009. However, his alleged unpaid balance exceeds $23,000.

 

Authorities said it’s been almost a year since Gaines has made a child support payment and his driver’s license was suspended for being delinquent in his payments.

 

According to court documents, there’s evidence that Gaines has ability to pay down his child support debt because of him selling online items such as motorcycles and social media posts of him holding a large number of $100 bills.

 

The investigation indicates he possibly works as a mechanic out of a garage outside a home in northern La Porte County.  He could face an up to 30 month sentence.