CLARKSVILLE, TN (CLARKSVILLE NOW) – A life sentence plus 100 years was handed down by Judge Robert Bateman to convicted murderer Timothy Ogburn in the Montgomery County Courts Center on Thursday.

Earlier this year, Ogburn was convicted of the murder of Tanesha Hardy in a drive-by shooting on May 23, 2018.

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Nancy Hardy-Dunner, the mother of Tanesha Hardy, told Clarksville Now that Ogburn shot down her daughter in cold blood.

Alexis Hardy, left, and her mother, Tanesha Hardy. (Contributed)

Tanesha’s daughter addresses the court

Alexis Hardy, Tanesha Hardy’s daughter, told the court her mother was an innocent bystander, and life since losing her has been difficult.

“There will be no more happy holiday gatherings, no more birthday celebrations, no more family cookouts. She’ll never see me have kids, experience being a grandmother, watch her nieces and nephews grow and reach new heights. Our family has been broken since the tragedy. And to say the least, the financial burden from the unplanned and never-thought-of incident has also been devastating,” she said.

Alexis Hardy asked the court to give Ogburn life without the possibility of parole.

Hardy-Dunner said her granddaughter had everyone in the courtroom in tears as she read the letter.

“Justice was served. He will never hurt anyone again,” Hardy-Dunner said.

DA’s office ‘will not tolerate this kind of behavior’

District Attorney Robert Nash said Ogburn’s life in prison sentence, under state law, is the equivalent of 60 years, with the possibility of parole after 51 years.

“(Ogburn) was also charged with two counts of attempted first-degree murder, which carry 40-year sentences each, and two counts of deploying a firearm during the commission of a dangerous felony, which carry 10 years each,” Nash said.

That adds up to 100 years, beyond the life-in-prison sentence.

“Our goal is to set a tone. This office will not tolerate this kind of behavior,” Nash told Clarksville Now. “We appreciate the sentence that was handed down today, based on the facts of this case.”