 which is why President Judge Wade Kagerice granted a motion for a continuance until that is thoroughly investigated. A Blair County man is off to prison for strangling his ex. The Altoona Mirror reports 52-year-old Gene Dolce was sentenced to 45 months in state prison for trying to strangle his ex-fiance last year. Dolce was charged with the incident following a domestic argument. Dolce went to trial and was found guilty.