ST. JOSEPH â An Illinois man was taken to the Berrien County Jail on Tuesday after leading police on a wild chase from New Buffalo to St. Joseph. Berrien County Undersheriff Chuck Heit said Darrien Amar Conner, 21, was arrested on charges of fleeing and eluding police, carrying a concealed weapon, resisting and obstructing police, felony firearms, no valid operatorâs license, improper registration and being a fugitive wanted on a warrant from Cook County, Ill. Heit said the incident started at 12:34 a.m. Tuesday, Dec. 8, when a sheriffâs deputy spotted a black SUV speeding east on I-94 near U.S. 12 in New Buffalo Township. The deputyâs radar clocked the vehicle at 88 mph, Heit said.