Sguros and the Lauderhill house

After Florida cop Brian Louis Sguros performed a welfare check at Dennis West's home and found his dead body, he did what any reasonable law enforcement officer would do under the circumstances: he moved in, assumed West's identity, and renovated the Lauderhill dwelling.

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.

The detail are in a press release issued by Broward County Sheriff's office and Broward County Property Appraiser's Office. West, 71, died in 2022 and they believe Sguros moved in not long after. He claims to have spent at least $214,000 on it, and allegedly forged West's signature on permit paperwork.

Following his death, detectives say Sguros became involved in West's post-death affairs.…