Michigan couple Paul and Christy Akeo, who spent almost a month behind bars in a maximum-security prison in Mexico, are now back stateside. Their return to Michigan comes after a Thursday court hearing in which the court ruled that the Akeos were to be released from custody.

A Michigan couple who was being held "hostage" in a Mexican prison for nearly a month have been released on Thursday and are heading home.

Christy & Paul Akeo are on a plane back to mid-Michigan after spending a month in a Mexican prison on fraud charges