Brady Kiser will not be charged in the drowning death of his son in Chandler “because there is no reasonable likelihood of conviction,” Maricopa County Attorney Rachel Mitchell said Friday.

The Chandler Police Department submitted the case for review earlier this month, recommending that Kiser be charged with one count of child abuse. Kiser was home alone with his two children when his 3-year-old son, Trigg Kiser, drowned in the family’s backyard pool in May, according to an MCAO release.

Surveillance video from outside the home showed how the drowning occurred and the timeline of events, authorities said.

“In order to convict a person of this charge, the state has to prove beyond a reasonable doubt to a unanimous jury that the person failed to perceive a substantial and unjustifiable risk, and that failure to perceive the risk was a gross deviation from the standard of care a reasonable person would show,” the release stated.

MCAO’s review of the case involved the attorneys assigned to it, senior attorneys and Mitchell.

“Every case submitted to the Maricopa County Attorney’s Office is evaluated using the same standard: whether there is a ‘reasonable likelihood of conviction,” the release stated.

“After careful review of the evidence submitted by Chandler PD, it was determined this case does not meet that standard.”

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