Kids caught smoking weed, vapes in videos; Augusta woman sought for questioning

Kenya Lee

Date: July 19, 2025

Richmond County authorities are searching for a woman wanted for questioning after disturbing video evidence surfaced showing two young children, including a 9-year-old boy, smoking vapes, marijuana, cigarettes, and Black & Milds—allegedly while under the supervision of adults.

According to the Richmond County Sheriff’s Office, the incidents occurred in June while the boy was staying with his father, Bernard Broadwater, and Kenya Lee, 32.

The child’s mother told deputies she discovered deleted videos on her son’s phone after he returned home on July 2. The clips reportedly show the two juveniles smoking on multiple occasions, sometimes with an adult voice heard in the background discussing the activity.

The mother provided the evidence to investigators and stated the incidents took place at Broadwater’s residence.

Kenya Lee is now wanted for questioning in the case and has unrelated outstanding warrants with the agency. She is described as 5’1” tall and weighing 150 pounds.

Anyone with information on Lee’s whereabouts is urged to contact Investigator Boshna Williams at 706-821-1456, or any On-Duty Violent Crimes Investigator at 706-821-1020 or 706-821-1080.

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The Author

Greg Rickabaugh is an award-winning crime reporter in the Augusta-Aiken area with experience writing for The Augusta Chronicle and serving as publisher of The Jail Report. He also owns AugustaCrime.com. Rickabaugh is a 1994 graduate of the University of South Carolina and has appeared on several crime documentaries on the Investigation Discovery channel. He is married with two daughters.

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