BARTLETT — A YouTuber with millions of subscribers has been charged with attempted murder after allegedly hitting a Bartlett officer with his Jeep before leading police on a multi-county chase. Luckily, the officer sustained only minor injuries.
Erik Conover, 35, appeared before Magistrate Judge Mark Howard on Sunday. Police reports list him as being from Absecon, N.J., but Conover and his attorney state he is from New York City.
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