Emilie Kiser yearns for increased privacy amidst the public scrutiny surrounding her family. Recently, it came to light that her husband, Brady Kiser, would face no charges in connection with the heart-wrenching demise of their three-year-old son, Trigg Kiser. Consequently, Emilie, a prominent TikTok personality, submitted a legal request to redact portions of the original police report that had recommended Brady's indictment, as per court documents accessed by People on July 31.
Emilie's legal representatives emphasized in their filing that she fears the report's granular details could be exploited to create "haunting" content recounting her son's passing—a fatal accident that occurred during an accidental drowning in the family's Arizona pool. They expressed concern about potential misuse of the information, such as AI-generated reenactments, should the report become public.
"The segment Ms. Kiser seeks to redact encapsulates vital information and context that are crucial for the public to comprehend the drowning investigation fully, the police department's rationale behind recommending criminal charges," attorney Matthew Kelly articulated in the document, quoted by People, "as well as the county attorney's decision not to press charges."
On May 6, Trigg was at home with his father, Brady, and his infant brother, Theodore, now three months old, when the tragic drowning took place in the family's inground pool. Emergency responders rushed Trigg to the hospital, but he tragically succumbed to his injuries six days later.
Following an exhaustive investigation, the Chandler Police Department compiled a report recommending a Class 4 felony charge of child abuse against Brady, who acknowledged losing sight of Trigg for three to five minutes before the drowning, according to search warrants obtained by USA Today's affiliate, The Arizona Republic. However, after a thorough review, the Maricopa County Attorney's Office concluded that charging Brady was not feasible due to a "lack of reasonable likelihood of conviction."
"Surveillance footage from outside the residence provided clarity on how the drowning transpired and the exact sequence of events," the Maricopa County Attorney's Office stated on its website on July 25. "For a conviction, the prosecution must prove beyond reasonable doubt, unanimously, that the individual failed to recognize a substantial and unjustifiable risk, and that this failure constituted a gross deviation from the standard of care expected of a reasonable person." They further elaborated, "Upon careful examination of the evidence submitted by the Chandler PD, it was deemed that this case did not meet the required standard."
While neither Brady nor Emilie has publicly addressed the incident, Emilie filed a lawsuit in May against various Maricopa County public offices, seeking to shield other records pertaining to Trigg's death from public view. "She has lost her young son," her attorney stated in the suit, obtained by E! News at the time. "Emilie is struggling valiantly to support her surviving son, Theodore, who was just two months old then. But each day is an uphill battle for her."
