A Crawford County man stopped for wrong-way driving landed in prison after Butler police found him behind the wheel of a stolen vehicle.

But that wasn’t all.

Police said they also caught Scott W. Braden, 34, of Meadville with the credit and debit card of two other people during their investigation that started out as a routine traffic stop last month.

It turned out that he also was wanted on two arrest warrants in Allegheny County.

If that wasn’t enough, police also suspected he was impaired by alcohol and drugs.

Braden remains in the Butler County Prison on a list of charges filed Monday in connection with the July traffic stop. Additionally, he is held on a probation violation and a detainer for the out-of-county warrants.

Police said they first encountered Braden about 11:45 p.m. July 10 when they spotted him driving a the wrong way in the 100 block of North Bluff Street.

When the officer approached, a strong odor of alcohol was coming from the vehicle, according to court documents. The driver also appeared nervous, said police Lt. James Hollobaugh.

Braden allegedly gave the officer a bogus name and birth date. While trying to unravel the driver’s identity, police discovered that the minivan was listed in the FBI’s National Crime Information Center database as stolen.

Police said the owner, who lives in Oakmont, Allegheny County, on June 28 reported the van was taken from her home.

A search of the vehicle turned up a wallet that contained credit cards belonging to Braden and a University of Pittsburgh student.

The student, a woman, did not know Braden had her debit card or Pitt identification card.

Police said they found another credit card, this one belonging to a Butler Township man, when they searched Braden’s shorts.

The owner of that card later told investigators that his vehicle had been broken into and the card stolen, documents said.

During his investigation, Hollobaugh said he determined Braden had used the man’s card to make nearly $50 in purchases at stores in Butler and Center townships.

Braden was taken to Butler Memorial Hospital for a blood test. Toxicology reports July 29 showed he had cocaine and a blood-alcohol level of 0.095 percent in his system.

A level of 0.08 percent is considered intoxicated under state law.

Following his blood test, Braden was placed in the prison on a probation violation.

He also has a detainer hold for a pair of arrest warrants by the Allegheny County Police Department. Those warrants are for separate thefts cases in Oakmont.

Braden on Monday was arraigned on charges, including a felony count of receiving stolen property, stemming from the traffic stop.

Additionally, he is charged with an additional count of receiving stolen property, as well as access device fraud, driving under the influence of a combination of drugs and alcohol, DUI and false identification to police, all misdemeanors

Police also cited him for driving the wrong way on a one-way street.

His bail is $15,000.