Lauderhill Police officer accused of taking over dead man’s home, used victim’s ID to get repair permits

A Lauderhill Police officer was arrested on Tuesday after being accused by investigators of taking possession of a dead man s home. Thirty-five-year-old Brian Louis Sguros was put behind bars and was accused of official misconduct after an alleged adverse possession scheme. The arrest happened after an investigation that lasted several months. The incident began with a welfare check in July 2022 at a home owned by Dennis Ionis West, who reportedly hadn t been seen by a neighbor in some time. It was a week, week and a half. He was taking groceries out of his car, and he never came back to close the door or take the rest of the groceries out, said Naomi, a neighbor who called 911 following West s disappearance. Naomi said she was worried about West, who she said lived alone. They knocked, no answer. The sergeant came, the sergeant opened the front door, and his body was at the front door, she said. Sguros was one of the officers who responded to the welfare chec