PNW Wolfpack and Freyrshof Exposed: White Separatist Compound in Rural Washington

In this article, we will be exposing several members of the Pacific Northwest WolfPack (PNWWP) – a neo-Nazi Odinist organization operating in western Washington. The PNWWP has existed since 2016, but recently has expanded its organizing and is constructing a white separatist compound in rural Washington state, just outside of Elma. Several of their members, including those in leadership positions, are dangerous and have been responsible for many acts of violence, including a recent double homicide in King County. As an organization, they are closely affiliated with other Odinist hate groups, and have strong ties to bonehead prison gangs and the greater “3.0″ movement. Most concerning, they incorporate children into the majority of their practices; a main goal of their organization is to groom children into a lifetime of white supremacy. PNWWP and its members pose a drastic threat to their local communities and the Pacific Northwest as a whole, and need to be regarded as such.

PNW Wolfpack

The PNW Wolfpack started in 2016 as a network of white supremacist Asatru kindreds and clans in the Pacific Northwest. Asatru is a set of norse-pagan religious practices adhered to by many neo-Nazis. Not all Asatruers and Heathens are Nazis, but they unfortunately represent a significant number of its adherents. When Asatru groups use the word “kindred”, they are referring to an individual worship group of one or more households. A directory of the PNWWP kindreds can be found on their website – there are 15 in total, spread between Washington, Oregon, Idaho, and British Columbia.

The PNWWP utilizes many fascist symbols in their branding. Their logo prominently features the Wolfsangel, an ancient symbol that was used as the insignia for several Waffen-SS units in Nazi Germany, and has become wildly popular among American neo-Nazis.

Many of the PNWWP kindred flags also feature fascist symbols. The most notable of these is the “Nordvestri” kindred, which is derived from the Northwest Territorial Imperative flag, an ideology which aims to establish a white ethnostate in the PNW.

Additionally, the flags of the “House of J.R.”, “N.W. Odin’s Folk”, and “House of K.S.” kindreds all display the Sonnenrad, another ancient symbol that was co-opted by the Nazis and eventually neo-Nazis.

A Sonnenrad emblazoned on the floor of the SS General’s hall in Nazi Germany.

The Pacific Northwest Wolfpack first received attention from the media and anti-fascists in 2016, when two of their members attempted to bribe the victim of a violent hate crime committed by future Evergreen Active Club leader Daniel Rowe.

In the summer of 2017, three individuals — Joshua Cache McCallum, James Smith, and Dale Ball — registered the PNWWP as a non-profit charitable corporation in Washington state. They neglected to renew their registry, and their status expired in late 2019.

The SPLC had listed the PNWWP as a hate group operating in Washington state as recently as 2020, but have since removed them from their hatemap. We hope that this article will convince them to re-add the group.

A key objective of the PNW Wolfpack is grooming children into the neo-Nazi movement. Being a spiritual organization, genocidal beliefs of racial superiority are intimately incorporated into most aspects of members daily lives, including their parenting; a quick glance at members social media accounts makes this abundantly clear. At the organization level, many of their activities are geared towards children specifically. The PNWWP has held a children’s summer camp for three years straight, with the expressed goal of instilling their white supremacy into, according to their website, a “new generation of elders that can teach and carry on this tradition from one generation to the next.”

Another aspect of PNWWP worth discussing is their prison recruitment. A significant portion of the group’s membership is connected to Nazi prison gangs, and they do a significant amount of work connecting with and recruiting white supremacist prisoners behind bars. One example of this can be found in one of our previous articles in which we exposed children’s Jiu-Jitsu instructor and convicted murderer Justin “JT” Laks as a neo-Nazi associate of PNWWP and the Asatru Folk Assembly. Justin was recruited by PNWWP while in prison, and immidetly after release began associating with members of the group.

Ravenfolk United

Last June, we released an article entitled, “Asatru Folk Assembly and Northwest Nationalist Network: A Tale of Two Masons“. This article detailed the connections between the Northwest Nationalist Network (NNN), a militant neo-Nazi group in the Pacific Northwest, and the Asatru Folk Assembly (AsFA), a whites-only pagan organization. We encourage readers to read that article for a fuller understanding on the context on the organizations.

Since the publication of our previous article, the Asatru Folk Assembly has become embattled following revelations that it’s leader, Matt Flavel, knowingly allowed a sex offender to operate within the group and interact with children. This controversy has led to many Asatru Folk Assembly kindreds disaffiliating from the Asatru Folk Assembly, aligning instead with Raven Folk United, a competing splinter organization with significant presence in California, Arizona, and Missouri. Raven Folk is primarily run by Golden State Skinheads leader Michael Sessumes, and has garnered support from infamous white supremacists like Ron McVan and Christopher “The Hammer” Polhaus.

PNWWP was initially closely affiliated with the Asatru Folk Assembly, and previously donated all of their proceeds to the organization. Furthermore, several of the PNWWP kindreds were also AsFA kindreds, most notably the aforementioned “Nordvestri” kindred, which we examined in-depth in the Masons article.

The PNWWP formally cut all ties with the AsFA after Flavel’s actions were revealed. Until the AsFA undergoes “significant change,” PNWWP members are not allowed to associate with the AsFA. While not officially incorporating their organization with Raven Folk in any way, they do appear to have close ties. The Raven Folk United Telegram channel shared a post from the PNWWP, and their Instagram posted photos of the construction progress of the Freyrshof.

Freyrshof:

“Hof” is the word Asatru adherents use to refer to their places of worship. The Asatru Folk Assembly maintains Hofs in Brownsville, California; Murdock, Minnesota; Linden, North Carolina; and Whitesprings, Florida. PNW Wolfpack is in the process of finishing it’s own Hof — Freyrshof — located at 388 Elma McCleary Rd in Elma, Washington. This can be confirmed comparing Google Streetview and photos posted to the PNWWP telegram. This is highly concerning because physical spaces like these provide space for white supremacist community building, recruitment, and organization.

The construction of the Hof was funded by raffling off white supremacist crafts on the PNWWP telegram chat. Action items regarding these crafters and businesses will be included at the bottom of the article.

Colorado Patriot Front, Front Range Active Club, and Asatru Folk Assembly member William Planer used the PNWWP raffle chat to communicate directly with the group.

Golden State Skinhead member Jonathan Court has financially contributed to PNWWP by participating in their raffles.

Jonathan Couch buying a raffle spot using the account @GSSJon

PNWWP Leadership:

The three individuals listed here were listed publicly as officers on PNWP’s incorporation documents filed with the State of Washington. More information about all of these individuals may be found by emailing us at [email protected]

Joshua Cache McCallum

Joshua Cache McCallum is the primary leader of PNW Wolfpack. The PNWWP is registered under his name in the Washington business archives, and lists his address as the mailing address. McCallum also runs the PNWWP Telegram channel, and hosts the raffles.

Prior to his involvement with the group, he was a patched member of American Front, a notorious neo-Nazi bonehead gang. He can be seen below wearing an American Front bomber jacket, in 2015 alongside other PNWWP members.

He is pictured below posing with members of the Hammerskins, their feeder club Crew 38, and fellow American Front members on a Washington State Ferry on their way to a Martyr’s Day celebration in 2017.

McCallum (crouching front left) with other boneheads

Joshua has several white supremacist symbols tattooed across his body, including multiple swastikas, Celtic Crosses, a Sonnenrad, and an Algiz rune.

Joshua is currently employed as a social worker in Aberdeen, Washington. In this role, he frequently works with individuals experiencing houselessness and battling drug addictions. Someone with such violent beliefs should not be working with some of the most vulnerable people in our society.

Freyrshof is being built on land owned by Joshua’s parents Rey Duncan and Mona Larayne McCallum, although it is unclear if they are currently living there. His mother operates a business called “The Pickety Place” out of the address, where she sells kitschy gnome statues. These statues are among the items raffled off to fund the enterprise. It is very likely that Rey and Mona hold the same genocidal beliefs as their son, as it is clear that they actively support and encourage his political organizing.

Dale “Thorson” Ball and Angela Ball

Dale “Thorson” Ball is listed as the second director of the Pacific Northwest Wolf Pack non-profit corporation. Dale is a blacksmith, running his business, “Thorson Forge,” out of his home in Shelton, Washington. He also holds classes for would-be blacksmiths, including children. Dale was a major contributor to the construction of Freyrshof and can be seen in a group photo taken on site in March 2023. He is also active in the PNWWP Telegram chat.

In 2019, Dale Ball appeared on Season 7 Episode 7 of the T.V. show “Forged in Fire” and was embarrassingly the first of the four contestants to get voted out. Dale is unfortunately not the first Nazi to be featured on this show.

Angela Ball, Dale’s wife, is also a follower of Odinism and is complicit in Dales white supremacy. It is clear that she encourages Dale in his political organizing and actively supports his efforts to groom their children into a white supremacist lifestyle.

James “JD” Smith

James “JD” Smith is listed as the third and final director of the PNWWP and another major contributor to the construction of Freyrshof. JD is active in the PNWWP Telegram chat and is closely connected with many Wolfpack members on social media.

Along with being an active white supremacist, JD is the Sgt. at Arms of a Hombres MC chapter, a clean and sober support club of the Bandidos MC. The Washington Bandidos chapter is linked to much of the state’s methamphetamine distribution and several violent crimes, including the murder of 2 children and their parents in 2017.

JD previously played in the band Black Top Demon, whose singer Joe Ty attempted to set an audience member on fire  at a 2015 Kurt Cobain tribute show in Aberdeen, Washington.

PNWWP Members

The following individuals have all associated publicly with PNWWP using their real names. More information about all of them may be found by emailing us at [email protected].

Brandon Joseph “Ulfgang” Gerner 

Brandon’s book for sale on Amazon

Gerner’s mugshot

Chris and Alena Mack

Christopher Mack posing with other Operation Werewolf members

Harold “Moose” and Stacy Rath 

Jeremy Wolf wearing a PNWWP hat

Jeremy Wolf hanging out with the McCallum brothers

Get in touch:

If you want more info about the whereabouts or activity of PNWWP members and associates, email us at [email protected]. If you have any tips regarding the activity, employment, location, or ties of any PNWWP members, please don’t hesitate to drop us a line.