Brady Kiser, 28, husband of social media influencer Emilie Kiser, can be charged with felony child abuse following the drowning death of their three-year-old son, Trigg, in Arizona.The Chandler Police Department announced on Tuesday that they have formally recommended the Maricopa County Attorney’s Office to consider charging Brady for a Class 4 felony, as investigations have now concluded, reported Fox News.The charge carries a possible prison sentence ranging from 1 to 3.75 years, though first-time offenders may be eligible for probation.Trigg Kiser fell into the backyard pool and “accidentally drowned” on May 12 as Brady Kiser was “distracted” watching their new-born son, as per police records. He told the police that he turned around for “three to five minutes” before discovering his son floating in the backyard pool, reports AZ-Central.Brady Kiser informed the police that he was alone at home with the two boys at the time while Emilie was out with her friends.“Chandler PD arrived on scene first and found an unconscious 3-year-old boy that was pulled from the backyard pool. Officers began CPR and firefighters took over patient care upon arrival,” said fire department officials at that time.The child was hospitalized but died six days later on May 18.Emilie filed an official legal motion requesting the court to prevent the release of investigative and post-mortem records related to Trigg’s death. In a verified complaint she urged that releasing the investigative and post-mortem records would inflict significant emotional distress on her and her family. She emphasized that the loss is deeply personal and holds no substantial public interest, as per Fox News.Emilie said that more than 100 public record requests have been submitted since Trigg’s death, but she believes many of them are driven by public curiosity or commercial gain rather than genuine concerns. She filed a lawsuit at the Arizona Superior Court for Maricopa County seeking to keep all records of her son’s death, including any distressing footage out of the public view, as per the New York Post. A judge granted her temporary confidentiality as part of her broader request for privacy on June 3, ordering the records to remain sealed until a decision is made on the larger privacy matter.The family “desperately want to grieve in private, but sadly, the public will not let them,” said Emilie’s attorney in the original filing. He added that the boy’s death has become a “media frenzy.”Emilie has over a million followers on Instagram and around four million followers on TikTok. She has not posted on her social media accounts since.
