As escaped Maine inmate Sidney Dunton sits in a Rhode Island prison, officials from three states are discussing how to proceed next with the former Veazie man, who is facing charges in each of those states.

Ten days after walking away from an inmate work detail in Bangor on Aug. 22, Sidney Dunton, 24, was captured Monday. His bid for continued freedom was undone when a satellite tracking system located a car stolen in New Jersey. The car, with Dunton inside, was located in a Rhode Island rest stop along Interstate 95.

Dunton initially lied about his identity and about being in New Jersey, where police were investigating a home burglary and stolen car. But Detective Sgt. Bill Coyle of the Spring Lake Police Department in New Jersey said the evidence was mounting against Dunton. For one, authorities discovered Dunton had stayed the night last Saturday with a man he had met in prison in New Jersey and who lived in a neighboring community of Spring Lake.

Coyle said the other man claimed he hadn’t known that Dunton was an escapee and had dropped Dunton off along the boardwalk Sunday after Dunton said he wanted to walk on the beach before heading to the train station.

But instead of taking a train, Dunton reportedly has admitted to Rhode Island officials, confirming what New Jersey officials suspected, that he had broken into the Spring Lake home located about a block from the boardwalk and five blocks from the train station.

Authorities believe Dunton used a fireplace log to smash a window at the home and climbed through the window. He then took clothing, liquor, money, a razor, the garage door opener and the keys to a Mercedes-Benz car, a vehicle equipped with a satellite location device that police had activated.

In New Jersey, where he served time for credit card fraud, Dunton faces charges of criminal mischief, burglary and theft, and Coyle said they are seeking a bail of $100,000 for those charges.

On Tuesday, Dunton was indicted on two charges of escape by a Penobscot County grand jury.

Meanwhile, Dunton has made an initial appearance in a Rhode Island district court where he faces felony charges of possession of a stolen vehicle or parts and receiving stolen goods in excess of $500. Both felonies come with a maximum jail term of 10 years and maximum fines of between $5,000 and $10,000, according to Mike Healey, spokesman for the Rhode Island Attorney General’s Office. Dunton also faces a misdemeanor charge of obstructing a police officer for lying to police about his identity.

Healey said Dunton’s case in Rhode Island is set to go to a felony screening Sept. 17, where state prosecutors will review the case and determine whether there is sufficient evidence to move forward with the charges as filed.

With three states holding a claim to Dunton, it is unclear, for now, just how the cases will proceed against Dunton.

“I have no idea where Mr. Dunton is going to head up,” Coyle said Friday.