Accused Killer Of Montco Teen To Stand Trial

MONTGOMERY COUNTY, PA — The man who authorities say stabbed his teenaged ex-girlfriend to death in a train station parking lot over the summer after failed attempts to rekindle their relationship will stand trial.

Gilbert Newton III, 18, of Philadelphia, was ordered to be held for trial during a preliminary hearing at Montgomery County Courthouse on Wednesday afternoon.

Newton has been held without bail since his arrest in late July. He is accused of killing Morgan McCaffery, 18, who was found dead at the Meadowbrook Train Station in Abington at about 8:15 a.m. Monday, July 27.

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Police found McCaffery lying in the parking lot next to her running car, covered in blood from apparent stab or cutting wounds to her neck and stomach.

A trial date has not yet been set.

The Montgomery County Coroner's Office determined McCaffery died of more than 30 stab and slash wounds.

McCaffery went to the train station to meet Newton because he wanted to discuss their relationship, according to the DA's office.

McCaffery had just graduated in the spring from Nazareth Academy and planned on attending Manor College this fall.