MD Man Given 40-Year Prison Sentence For Wife's 2025 Death

ANNE ARUNDEL COUNTY, MD — A 51-year-old man was ordered Tuesday to serve four decades in prison for his wife's Brooklyn Park murder last year.

Cedric Dion Callaway, of Curtis Bay, was sentenced to life in prison with all but 40 years suspended, according to the Anne Arundel County Office of the State's Attorney.

The sentencing comes after Callaway pleaded guilty to first-degree murder on Aug. 13, the fourth day of the murder trial.

Charges were filed against Callaway after investigators found surveillance footage that connected him to the death of 44-year-old Sarah Elizabeth Bundy.

"This was a brutal, calculated act of domestic violence, and while no sentence can undo the devastating loss of Sarah Bundy, today’s prison term ensures Cedric Callaway is held accountable for his heinous actions," State’s Attorney Anne Colt Leitess said in a statement.

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The Anne Arundel County Office of the State's Attorney said in a release that Bundy was found May 23, 2025, underneath a pile of tires near the intersection of Alley 79 and Disney Avenue in the Brooklyn Park area. Officials found Bundy with extensive injuries to her head, face and neck.

Surveillance footage captured Callaway and Bundy walking from a laundromat at 716 Church Street toward the alleyway. Timestamps from the recordings showed the pair together at 12:15 a.m., with Callaway spotted walking away from the alley by himself around 1:30 a.m.

The Curtis Bay man was further linked to the case after he reported to the Baltimore Police Department that he'd been pistol-whipped by a robber in Brooklyn Park, and that his wife was still missing.

Investigators determined Callaway had no physical signs that matched claims made to authorities.

Prosecutors said Callaway also made "unsolicited" remarks to officials that he was going to prison and that he would commit suicide if charged with murder. The remarks were made before he was informed about his wife's death.

The investigation into the 2025 murder case was led by the Anne Arundel County Police Department's homicide unit.