A Sudbury woman was forced to drink until she passed out and then loaded naked into the bucket of a backhoe before being deposited in her home, bruised and bleeding.

For brothers Christopher and Roman Ziolkowski, it was a night of drinking that went too far, a Sudbury, Ont. court heard Wednesday.

Assistant Crown attorney Lindsey Santerre said the facts of the June 15 incident are shocking.

"There are three firearms, two of which were loaded, in a residence and there's serious injuries Christopher caused to (the victim)," Santerre said. "It's of paramount concern to denounce and deter these actions, which can only be described as being in the movies: to drug and drag a woman into a backhoe, into a residence where she wakes up completely nude."

Court heard Christopher repeatedly assaulted the woman who was drinking with them at their family's property in Sudbury the night of June 14, and forced her to down shots to the point she began vomiting and losing consciousness.

The brothers were accused of dragging the woman outside and loading her into the bucket of a backhoe. Christopher reportedly drove it to where she lived and then dragged her to the master bedroom, leaving her bloodied on the bed.

The woman woke up about 1:30 a.m. with a bloody mouth, nose and lip, two black eyes, bruises to many parts of her body, scratches to her back, and blood and vomit everywhere. She contacted Greater Sudbury Police and was taken to hospital for treatment.

Learning from the woman that there were firearms in a residence, police officers obtained a search warrant and found two loaded firearms -- a .22-calibre rifle without a trigger-lock in a garage and a loaded .410 shotgun with a trigger-lock in the master bedroom. Ammunition was found near both weapons.

The woman told police she had seen Christopher fire the rifle out the door of the garage and into the bush on an earlier date. Officers located spent casings in the area.

Neither Christopher nor Roman had firearms possession licences.

In addition to charges dealing with what had happened to the woman, they were charged with several firearms offences.

Christopher was arrested while driving a vehicle, but he is a suspended driver due to unpaid fines.

On Wednesday, the two brothers entered guilty pleas to many of their charges. Roman ended up with a six-month conditional sentence, while Christopher received a 20-month jail term.

"I just want to apologize to everybody who was involved in this," Christopher told the court. "I have been going through a crazy rollercoaster ride through hell. I just thank God this is over. In jail, there's people to talk to, people in the kitchen. Where I was, I was living under a rock for some time and did not understand how the real world works. I just want to get better and take the programs and participate."

"Mr. Ziolkowski, we don't banish people who do things that are bad," Ontario Court Justice John Kukurin told Christopher. "We punish them and set them on the right path. Hopefully, you are going to come back and serve a life without crime. Think about that during your time in custody."

Christopher, 30, had pleaded guilty to 11 charges arising from the June 15 incident and for other crimes in May and in June. They were:

- resist arrest, laid May 10;

- breach of probation for failing to complete the Partner Assault Response program;

- failing to appear in court June 7;

- assault causing bodily harm concerning the June 15 incident;

- careless storage of a firearm, also arising from the June 15 incident;

- two counts of possession of a firearm without a licence;

- breach of undertaking (no alcohol);

- administer a noxious substance (alcohol) in an attempt to cause bodily harm;

- a third count of possession of a firearm without a licence; and

- driving while suspended laid June 15.

Roman, 27, pleaded guilty to five charges: