FAIRFIELD -- A second suspect is being held today on $125,000 cash bond in connection with armed burglaries Friday in the Shawmut section of Fairfield.

Matthew Davidson, 22, of Green Road, Fairfield, turned himself over to police late Friday, Deputy Fairfield Police Chief Steve Trahan said Saturday.

Paul Biester, 19, of New Jersey, was arrested Friday evening and charged with burglary and theft for his alleged role in the burglaries.

In their search for the second suspect Friday, police had visited Davidson' home and had spoken with the man's father, Trahan said.

He turned himself in at about 10 p.m. Friday.

Police believe the men also may have been involved in burglaries of homes in Waterville, Winslow, Fairfield and Oakland.

State Police had five or six tracking dogs chasing the other suspect, who turned out to be Davidson, Trahan said.

Officers from Waterville, Winslow, the Kennebec County Sheriff's Department and Fairfield also participated in the investigation.

The men are charged with felony burglary, theft, refusing to submit to arrest and receiving stolen property.

A loaded 9-mm handgun, apparently stolen from a home on Somerset Avenue in Shawmut was found inside the vehicle, which also had been stolen from a rental company, Trahan said.