Florida officer found dead man, impersonated him for years, renovated his home

Dennis West was found dead in his Florida home during a welfare check in July 2022. Weeks later, one of the officers who discovered his body took possession of the property unlawfully and spent years renovating and impersonating him, according to investigators and police documents. Brian Louis Sguros, 35, an officer with the Lauderhill Police Department, was arrested Tuesday on felony charges of official misconduct, criminal use of a deceased person’s identification, criminal use of personal identification information, offense against a computer user and unlawful use of a two-way communications device. It’s not clear whether Sguros has an attorney. The Broward County Sheriff’s Office said in a news release that Sguros responded to the welfare check at West’s home on July 11, 2022. West, 71, was found dead inside. The medical examiner determined West died of natural causes from arteriosclerotic cardiovascular disease, according to Sguros’ arrest affidavit.