Overview

• Chandler Police recommended on July 15 that Brady Kiser face a Class 4 felony child abuse charge after reviewing evidence in his son’s May drowning
• Maricopa County Attorney Rachel Mitchell confirmed her office is reviewing the referral and has declined to provide a timeline for any formal charges
• Mitchell emphasized that criminal negligence in Arizona requires proof of a gross deviation from reasonable care, setting a higher bar than civil negligence
• Court warrants revealed that Kiser lost sight of three-year-old Trigg for several minutes while caring for his infant son before discovering him unresponsive in their backyard pool
• The Kiser family secured temporary confidentiality orders to keep investigatory and autopsy records sealed against over 100 public records requests