BUTLER TWP — Alcohol apparently got the better of an Ohio man.

It started Saturday night, Butler Township police said, when 25-year-old Thomas J. Lesniewski deliberately dropped his pants during a drunken dust-up at a local bowling alley.

It ended less than two hours later when he wandered into the wrong house — a home where his parents used to live several years ago.

The owner returned home to find the unknown intruder in his house, which also had been ransacked.

Lesniewski of Marietta eventually slept off the suspected blurry-eyed bender in the Butler County Prison.

But the next day he got the sobering news: he is facing a number of charges including a felony count for trespassing.

Police said their initial encounter with the defendant came about 7:45 p.m. following the drunken altercation at the Family Bowlaway on Fairground Hill Road.

While arguing with patrons, he had allegedly used foul language not far from the game arcade where children were enjoying the evening.

He only made things worse when he pulled down his trousers, “exposing his underwear,” said police Lt. Matthew Pearson.

Officers escorted Lesniewski out of the bowling alley, sparing him any further embarrassment. A short time later, police released him to an acquaintance.

Lesniewski told the buddy to drive him to his parents’ house on Avon Drive.

The only thing wrong with that is his parents don’t live there any more.

They moved from that house about three years ago, Pearson said, and now reside in Punxsutawney, Jefferson County.

The current owner happened to be away but he left the front door unlocked. Police believe that’s how Lesniewski got inside.

And once in the house, and for no apparent reason, the defendant tore up the place. He allegedly broke spice bottles and plundered the kitchen throwing around a cooking pan and tea kettle.

He is accused of breaking wine glasses and ceramic dishware, knocking over family photos and candle votives and overturning a kitchen table and chairs.

The homeowner called 911 after returning and finding the stranger in his now damaged house.

It’s not exactly clear why Lesniewski did what he did there, but Pearson said he believes the defendant knew his parents no longer lived at the home.

Pearson also noted: “He was highly intoxicated.”

The defendant was placed in the county prison and arraigned the next morning on a felony charge of trespass and summary charges of trespass and criminal mischief.

Separately, in connection with the bowling alley ruckus, he was cited for public drunkenness and disorderly conduct.

Lesniewski was released after his parents posted his $5,000 bail. A preliminary hearing is set for Dec. 15. He could not be reached for comment.