by Brady Kiser, husband of influencer Emilie Kiser, will not face criminal charges in the drowning death of their three-year-old son, Trigg.
The decision, announced Friday by Arizona‘s Maricopa County Attorney’s Office, comes nearly two weeks after Chandler Police recommended a felony child abuse charge in connection with the May 12 incident.
Authorities say Brady, 28, was home alone with Trigg and the couple’s newborn son, Theodore, when the toddler accessed the backyard pool and was found then unresponsive.
Trigg died six days later, on May 18, at Phoenix Children’s Hospital.
‘Every case submitted to the Maricopa County Attorney’s Office is evaluated using the same standard: whether there is a ‘reasonable likelihood of conviction,’ Maricopa County Attorney Rachel Mitchell said in a statement.
‘After careful review of the evidence submitted by Chandler PD, it was determined this case does not meet that standard.’
According to a search warrant affidavit, Brady told investigators he was distracted by the couple’s infant and lost sight of Trigg for several minutes. When he went to look for the child, he found him unconscious in the pool and called 911.
Brady Kiser, husband of parenting influencer Emilie Kiser, will not face criminal charges in the drowning death of their 3-year-old son, Trigg. Pictured: TikTok influencer Emilie Kiser with her husband, Brady, and son, Trigg
Emilie, 26, who has more than 4 million followers on TikTok and 1.7 million on Instagram, has not posted publicly since her son’s death
Authorities say Brady, 28, was home alone with Trigg and the couple’s infant son, Theodore, when the toddler accessed the backyard pool and was found unresponsive. Pictured: Emilie Kiser with her three-year-old son, Trigg
