YouTuber charged with attempted murder of cop threatened to ‘eviscerate everyone’ in court

A YouTuber accused of trying to run over a police officer threatened to ‘eviscerate everyone’ with his intelligence during his hearing. 

YouTuber Erik Conover, who goes by Erik Van Conover on his YouTube channel with around 3 million subscribers, has been accused of trying to run over a police officer with his jeep. 

Conover, who posts videos about architecture and vlogs, insisted that the incident in question didn’t actually happen and called it “a massive misunderstanding” during his first court hearing on March 17.

The YouTuber, who has been charged with attempted murder in New Hampshire, was stopped by police after he was caught speeding between 55-60 mph in a 35 mph zone. This came as police were already attending to another speeding vehicle. 

Erik Van Conover accused of attempted murder but claims its a “misunderstanding”

As per The Conway Daily Sun, the 35-year-old had actually led police on a multi-county chase before pulled over, which included him attempting to “brake-check” officer Cameron Emmett. Once Emmett had pulled Conover over and asked him to step out of the vehicle, the YouTuber backed his car into the officer repeatedly at a “reasonably high rate of speed.”

In his first court hearing, Conover claimed: “Actually, the state troopers brutalized me.” He was told the judge that he is not the same person that is wanted for the charges in question. “I’m exactly who I say I am. I’m a YouTuber,” the Daily Sun reported. 

“I will eviscerate every single person with my intelligence right now,” Conover was also reportedly heard repeating, along with multiple swear words during the hearing.

The YouTuber was sentenced to be held in police custody until March 25, where he will attend a second hearing. He is being held without bail due to that probable cause hearing. 

When his bail was talked about in the hearing, Conover reportedly suggested he could pay up to $1 million to free himself, but argued that $2000 would be reasonable. The judge clearly disagreed with that.