Since the beginning of 2023, neo-Nazi and ex-Marine Christopher Alan Pohlhaus has ramped up his efforts to create a white supremacist enclave in Maine by accumulating rural property, soliciting cryptocurrency donations on Telegram and embarking on a cross-country recruiting trip, according to messages Pohlhaus posted to Telegram.
Pohlhaus, who has led members of his swastika-toting “Blood Tribe” to disrupt LGBTQ+ community events in Ohio three times, appears to be in the early stages of building a headquarters for his group near Springfield, Maine.
Building a ‘blood tribe’ camp in Maine
Pohlhaus, who also goes by the online moniker “The Hammer,” reportedly moved to Maine in 2022 to build a white supremacist community that would provide a place for the Blood Tribe to network, strategize and train. In a video Pohlhaus posted on Telegram on Jan. 20, 2023, he updated his followers on his plans to build a headquarters for his group. Pohlhaus claims in the video that the Blood Tribe has more than “120 acres already,” including a 10-acre spot he describes as “the main camp.”
On March 11 in Wadsworth, Ohio, Pohlhaus and Ramey were seen screaming obscenities and slurs at participants of an LGBTQ+-inclusive event, according to video posted on TikTok and YouTube. Pohlhaus and Ramey do not conceal their identities. Ramey received attention in 2020 when he was featured in a commercial for Andrew Yang, who was then a Democratic presidential candidate.