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No Charges Filed in Chandler Drowning: MCAO

MARICOPA COUNTY, ARIZONA, JUL 25 – Maricopa County Attorney's Office declined felony child abuse charges against Brady Kiser citing no reasonable likelihood of conviction despite police recommendations.

  • On July 25, 2025, Maricopa County Attorney Rachel Mitchell announced Brady Kiser will not face child abuse charges in Chandler.
  • Earlier this month, Chandler Police Department recommended a class 4 felony child abuse charge, citing police said Brady Kiser lost sight of Trigg for three to five minutes and police said the unfenced pool violated city ordinance.
  • On May 12, police said Brady Kiser called 911 after finding Trigg floating in the pool, at which point he rescued him around 7 p.m., police said, and Trigg died on May 18.
  • After reviewing the evidence, Rachel Mitchell of the Maricopa County Attorney's Office explained that conviction requires proving a gross deviation from standard care, while the case did not meet that standard.
  • Emilie Kiser filed a lawsuit on May 27 to keep death records private, while the Arizona Superior Court for Maricopa County granted her motion to keep her declaration confidential on June 3.
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KPNX broke the news in Phoenix, United States on Friday, July 25, 2025.
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