HOUSTON — Kaysone Sky Blossom will remain in jail on a capital murder charge in the stabbing death and robbery of a 17-year-old Houston teen headed to work in the Galleria. Prosecutors filed a motion to revoke Blossom's bond and a hearing was scheduled for later this month.
Houston police said Blossom, 37, killed Kayla Stevenson for her purse on Saturday, Dec. 9, as the young mom walked to work on West Alabama.
Blossom was out on bond on an aggravated assault charge in the 2021 stabbing of her 58-year-old ex-boyfriend.
According to court documents, police tips helped lead to Blossom, who was arrested at her home along Beechnut Street on Wednesday.
Investigators believe Kayla was the victim of a random robbery.
"There's no indication they knew each other, at this point, which is all the more upsetting and scary," prosecutor Chris Condon said. "I think it's always shocking when someone is killed, but it's especially shocking when someone is killed for no apparent reason."
Blossom's attorney said her client had a mental health evaluation and they're still waiting for the results.
"Certainly she's in shock and she's just coming to terms with where she is and how long she'll be there right now," defense attorney Mandy Miller said.
There's a children's book author with the same name as Blossom on Amazon, but it's unclear if it's the same person.
Teen killed for her purse had a baby daughter
Kayla would have turned 18 in February and was the mother of a 6-month-old daughter.
"She was a fun loving, free spirit, ya know. She was goofy, she always made me laugh, she was really happy," mother Kylie Stevenson said.
She couldn't believe that her daughter was killed over a purse.
"It was the stupidest thing ever. Not only did they kill her to take her purse, they took her phone they tried to use her bank card," Kylie told us. "You continued to violate her after she had died."
Kylie said Kayla's fiancé had just given her the Juicy Couture purse and it came with a smaller version that was a gift for the couple's baby daughter, Kalani.
She said Kayla was working at Lids and the NBA Store to help pay for a car.
"I want this person brought to justice," Kylie said. "I hope you saw her last look in her eye, and hope it haunts you for the rest of your days."
"It's tragic, it's a tragedy," Condon said. "Our hearts go out to Ms. Stevenson's family. Can't imagine what they're going through, especially with the holidays right now."
The family set up a GoFundMe account to help with funeral expenses.