TikTok influencer Emilie Kisers husband allegedly placed $25 bet on NBA playoff game before sons fatal drowning: Attention divided
The husband of TikTok influencer Emilie Kiser allegedly placed a $25 bet on a New York Knicks playoff game over an hour before his toddler son’s fatal drowning.Brady Kiser had his attention “divided” between taking care of his two young sons and Game 4 of the Eastern Conference Semifinals between the Knicks and Celtics at the time of 3-year-old Trigg Kiser’s drowning on May 12, according to a Chandler Police Department report.Police found that little Trigg was unsupervised in the family’s Chandler, Ariz., backyard for more than 9 minutes and was “in the water for 7 of those minutes,” the report first obtained by People and made public on Aug.8 revealed.The 28-year-old father detailed to police that he was inside his home with his newborn son, Theodore, while Emilie Kiser had gone out with her friends 20 minutes from their home.An investigation into the tragic death found Kiser placed a $25 bet with popular sports betting platform DraftKings at 5:14 p.m., 75 minutes before Trigg was spotted outside by a security camera, according to Kiser’s phone data.The wager was for Celtics star Jayson Tatum scoring over 40 points in the game against the Knicks.
Kiser was paid out $102.50 after Tatum scored 42 points in the 121-113 loss.Surveillance cameras captured the toddler playing on an inflatable chair around the pool before tripping and falling in the water at 6:32 p.m.Kiser didn’t discover his son unresponsive in the pool until 6:39 p.m.Trigg was pulled out of the water by his father, who called 911 to report the drowning at 6:41 p.m., according to the report.Chandler Police officers rushed to the home and performed CPR on Trigg, who had been moved into the house when they arrived.First responders transported the lifeless toddler to Chandler Regional Hospital, where he was pronounced dead on May 18.Follow-up interviews found Kiser wasn’t truthful about how long Trigg was unsupervised.Kiser initially told police that his son was left alone outside for 5...