White supremacist David Lynch shot dead, Calif. police arrest "person of interest"

(CBS/KOVR) CITRUS HEIGHTS, Calif. - Police have arrested a person of interest in the killing of prominent white supremacist David Lynch, a chief organizer of the skinhead movement in the 1980s.

Police detained 36-year-old Charles Demar, aka Charles Boots, Wednesday a few hours after Lynch, 40, was shot and killed in his Citrus Heights, Calif. home. Lynch's 33-year-old girlfriend was wounded in the leg and is expected to survive, according to officials.

Demar was arrested at gunpoint on drug and gang charges, but not for the murder of Lynch. Hazmat crews were sent to Demar's apartment to remove chemicals believed to be ingredients for a meth lab, reported KOVR . He is being held on $1 million bail.

Demar and Lynch were apparently good friends who had worked together at an asbestos removal company, until recently when Demar was fired. Representatives with Allied Environmental would not comment on the reason for Demar's dismissal.

In addition to losing his job, Demar's ex-wife died from undetermined causes a few weeks ago. But according to to KOVR's report, Lynch not only helped Demar raise money for his ex-wife's funeral, he also helped take care of Demar's two children.

However, their relationship had started to deteriorate, Kristina Hoerfer, the sister of Lynch's girlfriend, told KOVR.

"It seems to have been a crazed-former friend that Dave was pushing out of his life because Dave found this individual to be unhealthy," said Hoerfer. "I think he just snapped."

The murder is unlikely to be politically motivated, police say, but Lynch will likely be deemed a martyr amongst the white supremacy community regardless.

Lynch was a prominent member of the national skinhead coalition American Front, and later he became the leader of the Sacto Skins, one of the oldest skinhead gangs in the country.