A Georgia couple were sentenced to a year and a half in prison following their conviction for repeatedly abusing their 8-week-old son.

A Pike County jury found Tarilyn Allie Lester Alexander and Joseph Tyler Alexander guilty of eight counts of aggravated battery and four counts of first-degree cruelty to children earlier this month, according to Fox 5 Atlanta.

In the seven weeks since the child was released from the hospital, he began to show bruising on his face and genitals and broken blood vessels in his eyes, according to evidence shown to the court. By 8-weeks-old, the boy had suffered 11 broken bones and hemorrhages in both eyes.

The boy "suffered horrific abuse on multiple occasions," officials said.

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The Alexanders were unable to explain what happened to the child when questioned about his injuries.

Doctors, while investigating the case, diagnosed the baby with hypermobile Ehlers-Danlos syndrome, an illness caused by defects in collagen that leads to serious joint problems. Several doctors who treat patients with hypermobile Ehlers-Danlos testified that the syndrome does not cause injuries like the ones the baby had suffered from.

"The victim has not had one single broken bone since he was removed from the defendants' care," the District Attorney for the Griffin Judicial Circuit said in a statement.

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The jury found the Alexanders guilty on 12 of 16 counts. The judge sentenced them to a year and a half behind bars and 15 years of probation.

When they are released from prison, the two will be allowed to have contact with their son.

A Pennsylvania man arrived at the Pittsburgh airport Friday night after he was released from custody on the Turks and Caicos Islands (TCI), where he had been detained for having ammunition in his luggage.

Bryan Hagerich — a 39-year-old husband, father of two and former professional baseball player — is one of five Americans arrested and detained on the islands since February for having stray ammunition in their luggage, a crime punishable up to 12 years on the islands.

The other detained Americans are Ryan Watson, 40, of Oklahoma; Sharitta Grier, 45, of Florida; Tyler Wenrich, 31, of Virginia; and Michael Lee Evans, 72, of Texas.

"Its just amazing how, just in the matter of 12 hours, looking at 12 years to now," Hagerich told reporters Friday night after he landed in Pittsburgh. "My biggest concern is coaching my kids' baseball games tomorrow, and that is such a relief."

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Hagerich said his detention was the "hardest time of my life" being separated from his family.

"As a father, as a provider, and to not be that figure in my family's life, it's a very tough pill to swallow," he said.

He said the conditions of his detention were "tough" and the "darkest days" of his life. And while he said he is thankful to be home, he stressed that there are other Americans still in detention on the islands who he said "will be home soon."

A Turks and Caicos judge issued a suspended 52-month sentence Friday morning to Hagerich, who pleaded guilty to possessing ammunition on the islands. He was also ordered to pay a $6,500 fine.

Hagerich told Fox News Digital on Thursday that he and his attorneys "made a very, very strong case" in his defense after he pleaded guilty.

Several lawmakers applauded the move to release Hagerich from custody on the islands, allowing him to return to his family in Pennsylvania. A bipartisan congressional delegation had visited TCI on Monday to urge government leaders to release the Americans detained for having stray ammunition in their bags.

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"This is great news," U.S. Sen. John Fetterman, D-Pa., said in a statement. "Bryan is coming home to his family. It was an honor to meet Bryan and the other detained Americans in TCI this week."

"When we met with TCI officials a few days ago, they made clear they wanted this situation resolved," Fetterman continued. "They recognized that Bryan and the other detained Americans are not gunrunners — they are just people who made a mistake. I'm grateful that the judge recognized that the right thing to do was to send Bryan home. I'm also grateful to the U.S. State Department which has been a critical partner in bringing Bryan home."

Fetterman also said he is hopeful that TCI expedites the other cases of detained Americans so they can also be released soon and return to their families.

Republican Pennsylvania Rep. Guy Reschenthaler said while he is "overjoyed" to see Hagerich is returning to Pennsylvania and reuniting with his wife and children, "this terrifying situation should have never happened to him, or the four other Americans still awaiting sentencing."

"As the Turks and Caicos government works to handle future cases, the British territory must ensure the safety and wellbeing of U.S. tourists. I won’t rest until Americans can once again set foot on their islands without putting their livelihoods at risk," the congressional representative said.

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Hagerich said Friday night he is "forever grateful" for lawmakers' efforts advocating for his release, including the delegation that visited the islands.

"Never in a thousand years did I expect that kind of support," Hagerich said.

The cases of the five Americans have slight differences, but all five were arrested while traveling home after security detected ammunition in their luggage.

Hagerich had stray ammunition from a previous hunting trip in one of the compartments of a large suitcase his family had loaded their belongings into for a family vacation. 

Watson had stray ammunition, also left over from a hunting trip, in the lining of his carry-on bag. Grier had stray bullets in the lining of her bag after she recently purchased a firearm for her own protection.

Wenrich has similarly said he had no intention of bringing bullets onto the islands and had no idea he had two bullets in his travel backpack until security found them.

Fox News' Audrey Conklin contributed to this report.