ALFRED — A Biddeford woman will serve nine months at York County Jail in connection with her role in the kidnapping, beating and robbing of a woman in May.

Kimberly Vigue-Brown, 31, was sentenced Thursday at York County Superior Court by Judge Richard Mulhern to nine years in prison with all but nine months suspended, after entering a guilty plea to aggravated assault. She pleaded no contest to robbery and kidnapping, said her attorney, Darren Locke. She was also sentenced to serve four years probation.

Vigue-Brown had been scheduled for an arraignment and dispositional hearing on Thursday, but Locke said he was able to reach a resolution in the case.

“Based on the number of witnesses and different recitations of what happened, we felt justice was served in this matter,” said Locke by telephone on Thursday afternoon.

Vigue-Brown’s husband, Aaron Brown, 34, is scheduled for arraignment on Sept. 11. He is charged with Class A felony kidnapping, and two counts of Class A robbery, Class B felony aggravated assault and Class C felony criminal threatening.

The 31-year-old victim told police that she had been kicked and punched, and a knife was held against her throat at an address on Hill Street on May 4.

Biddeford Deputy Police Chief JoAnne Fisk in a May 6 news release said police reports indicated the alleged victim had bruises about her face and neck and that one of her eyes was swollen shut. As well, there were  bruises around the area of the victim’s neck and throat consistent with someone who had been choked, Fisk said.

“The victim met Aaron Brown and his wife Kimberly Vigue-Brown in Saco during the evening hours (on Saturday),” said Fisk. “From there, the victim agreed to accompany them to their Hill Street apartment where Mr. Brown was to retrieve an article of clothing. Once they entered an apartment, the victim was physically restrained and aggressively assaulted.”

The victim told police that Vigue-Brown took her wallet, which contained identification and insurance cards and a small amount of currency, along with her Samsung cell phone.

The woman was able to run away from the apartment at approximately 3 a.m. the following day and went to a nearby relative’s residence. She reported the alleged attack at Biddeford Police Department just before 9 a.m.

Aaron Brown remains in the custody of York County Jail, held in lieu of $100,000 bail, a corrections officer said Thursday afternoon.

— Senior Staff Writer Tammy Wells can be contacted at 780-9016 or twells@journaltribune.com.