Ray William Johnson: True Story Podcast
This Youtuber Might Be Going To Prison - The Erik Conover story
Sat, 29 Mar 2025
Erik Van Conover, a prominent luxury real estate YouTuber and filmmaker based in New York City, has been charged with attempted murder following an alleged incident involving a law enforcement officer. Known for showcasing high-end properties and adventure content on his YouTube channel, Conover's arrest has shocked his substantial online following.
Who is Erik Van Conover and why is he in trouble?
So this YouTuber is in big trouble. He allegedly tried to unalive a cop. Now the guy's name is Eric and Eric's an influencer living in New York. And he's very popular on YouTube, almost 3 million followers. And he does videos where he like tours luxury homes. He does walkthroughs and these aren't just like pretty nice houses. Some of these are like $500 million mansions.
And so this is a really good gig for him because over time his channel has been growing and he's been getting really successful. Here he is with his YouTube play button after hitting a million subscribers. In fact, he's been getting so popular that on his channel, he does a workout video with Chris Hemsworth. Pretty cool.
Not to mention he's huge on TikTok, 1.3 million followers and Instagram with almost a million followers. So clearly Bro found a decent niche for himself and he's doing really well. Until one day, Eric screws it all up. Earlier this year, he puts out a video on YouTube, and in it, he announces that he's been sober from alcohol for several years.
1,444 days sober from alcohol today.
And you know, good for him for getting his life together. But then just a few months later, he apparently falls off the wagon because he's driving his Jeep around town one day and police pull him over and they find that old Eric is anything but sober. And one news source says he was drunk driving. Another news source says he was driving while high on Zaza. So it's likely one of those two things.
Regardless, he was allegedly operating a vehicle while intoxicated on something. And so bam, they arrest him. Now, this has nothing to do with him attacking a cop. This is just him falling off the wagon. We'll get to the thing about him attacking a cop. Anyway, so soon after this, he gets out of jail on bond. And he posts about his arrest like a thousand times on his Twitter.
I guess he's upset about it. He claims that police put the cuffs on him too tight. And you can actually see in this picture here he posted, he's got a bruise on his wrist there. And he says he's suing the police for violating his constitutional rights. Okay, bro. But then, a few days later, he screws up again. And this time, it's much worse.
Because he's driving around New Hampshire for some reason, and he's speeding. He's doing around 60 miles an hour in a 35. And suddenly, boom, he flies right by a police officer. And the cops like, oh, hell no. And he pulls out behind Eric and he turns on his lights. And a bystander actually got this footage of the cop following him. So this is this is actual footage.
Now, most people in this situation would immediately pull over like, oh, man, I got caught speeding. And then, you know, you pay your ticket and you move on with your life. But that's not what Eric does. Instead, Eric's like the police and he just keeps on driving. So this cop is like following him for a while and finally Eric's like, all right, and he pulls over.
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