Who is Rachel Mitchell? Maricopa County Attorney addresses Brady Kiser’s child abuse charge

Maricopa County Attorney Rachel Mitchell, who is in charge of reviewing the recommended child abuse charge against Brady Kiser recently shared details about the future course of action in the case with the media. A native of Arizona, Mitchell has spent 30 years as a prosecutor working on crimes against children, according to the Maricopa County Attorney’s office.

Mitchell’s media address came a few days after the Chandler Police Department completed its investigation surrounding the death of Kiser’s 3-year-old son, Trigg.

Rachel Mitchell during the press conference took note of the fact that the investigation has been completed by the Chandler Police Department. Rachel Mitchell further shared nuances of the issues that need to be assessed before a fair judgment could be reached in the case. As per US Weekly, Mitchell noted,

“People need to understand that not every tragedy is a crime. My heart goes out to the situation. But there's a difference between civil negligence — where someone can be sued — and criminal negligence. In this case, criminal negligence means that the person fails to perceive a substantial and unjustifiable risk that the result will happen.”

Thank you to @USAO_AZ Timothy Courchaine for meeting with me today.

I’m thankful for your willingness to work with me on trying to end the federal court order oversight on MCSO.

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— Maricopa County Attorney Rachel Mitchell (@Rachel1Mitchell) June 4, 2025

As per 12 News, Mitchell, while addressing the future course of action given the fact that investigations have been completed and recommendations have been issued said,

“It came in this week, officially, and so we're in the process of reviewing it.”

The Chandler Police department has recommended that Brady Kiser be charged with Class 4 Felony of Child Abuse. The Chandler Police department released a statement after the conclusion of its investigation. Addressing the tragic drowning incident that took the 3-year-old Trigg Kiser’s life, the statement released by The Chandler Police Department mentioned its recommendations. According to another report by US Weekly, the statement read:

“The Chandler Police Department has completed its investigation into the tragic drowning of three-year-old Trigg Kiser. Following a thorough review of the evidence, investigators have recommended a Class 4 felony charge of child abuse against Brady Kiser.”

About the tragic incident which took Brady Kiser’s son’s life

Brady Kiser’s son, who he shared with influencer wife Emilie Kiser, died on May 18. He succumbed to injuries suffered during a drowning incident at his home. The drowning incident at the Kisers’ swimming pool took place on May 12.

At the time of the incident, Brady was alone at home. He was the only adult present for the care of his two sons on the day of the incident, as per People Magazine.

 

 

 

 

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As per the a statement given by Kiser to the police, the tragic drowning incident took place within a few minutes. According to Kiser, he had seen his son Trigg playing near the pool in the house’s backyard, which he described as ‘not uncommon,’ noted People Magazine. In his statement, Kiser further added that the swimming pool was supposed to have a protective cover.

According to Kiser, Trigg had drowned in pool within the few minutes that Brady was attending to Trigg’s infant brother, Theodore, as per the publication. Kiser found his son floating in the pool. Trigg Kiser was hospitalised, however, he passed away after six days.