Trigg Kiser, Emilie Kiser’s 3-year-old son, was floating in her backyard pool before he was found; police report reveals shocking details

Trigg Kiser, the three-year-old son of social media influencer Emilie Kiser, was in the pool for seven minutes before his father, Brady Kiser, discovered him unresponsive. He was found in the backyard pool of the influencer's home in Chandler, Ariz., on Monday, May 12, 2025, after his father, Brady, found him floating in the pool, PEOPLE reported. Trigg died in the hospital six days later.

Earlier, Brady had informed the concerned authorities that he was looking after the couple’s newborn son, Theodore. He had also stated that he was distracted when he lost sight of Trigg for three to five minutes. The Chandler Police Department report, however, revealed that Trigg was "playing around the unsecured pool and unable to swim," according to PEOPLE. “It is clear from the video that he did not go into the water intentionally; rather, he tripped and fell in while playing with an inflatable chair," the report read.

Trigg was in “the backyard unsupervised for more than 9 minutes.” According to the report, Trigg was in the water for about 7 of those minutes. “Brady's statements do not match what is seen on the video; he did not accurately describe [the incident],” the report said. Brady told authorities that he saw Trigg playing outside near the pool, which was "not uncommon," and was out of his sight for “approximately five minutes.”

Family removed cover from pool to ‘enjoy’ it

The family pool usually carried a protective cover on it. The report suggested that investigators learned the family removed it to "enjoy the pool," and it had not been replaced, as reported by PEOPLE.

Brady escapes felony charges

In a relief for Kiser’s husband, Brady, he was relieved from felony charges of child abuse on Friday, July 25, 2025, by the Maricopa County Attorney's Office, stating that there is "no likelihood of conviction" against him. Emilie filed a lawsuit on Tuesday (May 27, 2025), soon after Trigg’s death. She had urged to block records about Trigg's death from public view.

According to a lawsuit filed by the influencer, the City of Chandler and the Maricopa County Medical Examiner’s Office had received more than 100 requests for access to public records related to the incident, PEOPLE reported.

The Arizona Superior Court for Maricopa County, on Tuesday, June 3, 2025, ruled in favor of Emilie on another motion she filed to keep her declaration private. She was granted temporary confidentiality on both her declaration and her larger request for privacy while the court reviewed evidence to make a final ruling.

After the Maricopa County Attorney's Office announced it would not charge Brady, her legal team requested to remove details from two pages of the aforementioned Chandler Police Department (CDP) report.

Court accepts Emilie’s request to remove two pages

On Friday, August 8, 2025, the Arizona Superior Court for Maricopa County ruled in Emilie's favor on her request to remove the two pages. In a statement to PEOPLE, Emilie's attorney, Shannon Clark, states that the two censored pages describe the fatal tragedy. “We’re grateful to Judge Whitten for carefully balancing the important interests at stake and allowing a narrow but meaningful redaction to the Chandler police report, removing two pages that detail the graphic final moments of Trigg’s life."

The statement continued: "These redactions do not alter any material facts of the accident, but they protect the dignity of a little boy whose memory should reflect the love and light he brought to the world."