‘As bad as it gets.’ Man sentenced for luring & killing Coast woman through a Facebook ad

Daniel Tenner, who lured a Coast woman to Terrytown with an advertisement to sell a smartphone, only to rob and kill her upon arrival, was sentenced Friday to life plus 139 years in prison by a judge who said, “This is as bad as it gets.”

Tenner used a woman friend’s Facebook account to post the ad on the platform’s marketplace. Morgan Tyrone, 24, of Pascagoula, Mississippi, drove in April 10, 2022, to buy the phone for $300, along with her partner and their 1-year-old child.

In the 300 block of Friedrichs Road, Tyrone shot her in the head, took her $300 and left.

A jury convicted him Aug. 15 of first-degree murder, armed robbery and obstruction of justice.

Prosecutors did not seek the death penalty, so Judge Donald “Chick” Foret of the 24th Judicial District Court was left to sentence Teener to life in prison for the murder. He added the maximums 99 years for armed robbery and 40 years for obstruction of justice, and told Tenner he wished he could make it a longer sentence.

“This is as bad as it gets, Mr. Tenner,” Foret said.

Tyrone’s brother, mother and partner testified at the sentencing.

This story was originally published September 18, 2023 at 2:20 PM.