CLEVELAND — Cordell Smith, the Elyria man who had been on the run from authorities in connection with an August murder, turned himself in today.

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According to Tony Keffer, U.S. Marshals Service task force coordinator for Lorain County, Smith, 18, arrived with an attorney and turned himself in to Cleveland homicide detectives about 2 p.m.

“Smith was asked if he wanted to give a statement,” Keffer said, but said he didn’t know if he made one or not.

Keffer said he didn’t know if Smith told authorities where he’d been hiding.

U.S. Marshals unveiled Friday that Smith was one of a trio of Elyrians wanted in connection with the Aug. 28 murder of Kari Myers on West 95th Street in Cleveland.

Clint Jackson, 19, was arrested without incident Thursday at 454 Cambridge Ave. in Elyria, and Jason Innes, 18, was found at the Lorain County Detention Home on an unrelated charge.

Myers, 21, the mother of a 2-year-old, was shot in the chest during a robbery as she walked with her boyfriend and cousin about 3:45 a.m. She was found lying in the sidewalk and died a half-hour later at MetroHealth Medical Center. Her companions were not hurt.

An anonymous tip led to warrants being issued for the three for charges including aggravated murder and robbery, Keffer said.