A Curtis Bay man has been sentenced to 40 years in prison for the 2025 killing of his wife in Brooklyn Park, Maryland, after pleading guilty to first-degree murder during his trial.
Cedric Dion Callaway, 51, was sentenced on September 15 by Anne Arundel County Circuit Judge Christine Celeste to life in prison, with all but 40 years suspended. Callaway had entered a guilty plea on August 13, the fourth day of his jury trial, in connection with the death of his 44-year-old wife, Sarah Elizabeth Bundy.
The case began on the morning of May 23, 2025, when police and fire crews were called to an alley near Alley 79 and Disney Avenue in Brooklyn Park after a woman was found dead. Investigators later identified her as Bundy.
Her body had been covered with tires, which authorities said appeared to be an attempt to conceal her. Investigators also found significant trauma to her head, face and neck, and her body was taken to the Office of the Chief Medical Examiner in Baltimore for an autopsy.
Surveillance footage became an important part of the investigation. Video from the area showed Bundy walking with a man dressed in dark clothing and a black hooded sweatshirt toward the alley where she was later found.
Investigators later determined the man was Callaway.
Another piece of surveillance footage came from a laundromat on Church Street. It showed Callaway and Bundy together until about 12:15 a.m. on May 23, when they left and walked toward Sixth Street.
About an hour later, around 1:30 a.m., Callaway was recorded returning to the laundromat alone from the direction of Alley 79. He was carrying a jacket and a crossbody bag. Investigators said he threw the jacket into a trash can, while the bag was identified as the same one Bundy had been seen carrying earlier that night.
During the investigation, Baltimore police had Callaway in custody on an unrelated matter. He told officers that he and Bundy had been robbed the previous night and claimed that he had been pistol-whipped. He also said his wife was still missing.
Investigators, however, did not find injuries consistent with that account. They also observed what appeared to be blood on Callaway’s hands and underneath his fingernails, according to the Anne Arundel County State’s Attorney’s Office.
Callaway was later taken to the Anne Arundel County Police Criminal Investigations Division for questioning. Before detectives told him that Bundy had died, prosecutors said he made an unsolicited comment about going to prison and said he would kill himself if he were charged with murder.
The investigation continued with additional surveillance evidence that helped establish the movements of Callaway and Bundy during the hours before Bundy’s body was discovered.
After several days of testimony in the murder trial, Callaway pleaded guilty to first-degree murder on August 13 rather than continuing with the jury proceedings. Judge Celeste later scheduled his sentencing for September 15.
That sentence was imposed Tuesday, giving Callaway a life sentence with 40 years to serve.
Anne Arundel County State’s Attorney Anne Colt Leitess said the sentence holds Callaway accountable for what prosecutors described as a calculated act of domestic violence, while acknowledging the continuing loss experienced by Bundy’s loved ones.
The case is now closed with Callaway’s guilty plea and sentencing, more than a year after Bundy’s death in Brooklyn Park.
