Florida cop finds dead man during welfare check, allegedly tried to take over his home, officials say

Years after a Florida police officer responded to a welfare check and found a man dead in his home, that same police officer has been arrested, accused of taking the man's identity and attempting to conduct repairs and take ownership of the man's home and property, according to the Broward County Sheriff's Office.Lauderhill police officer arrestedOn July 11, 2022, Brian Louis Sguros, who was an officer with the Lauderhill Police Department, responded as backup to a welfare check at a home on N.W. 12th Street in Lauderhill, Florida, according to the arrest report. Authorities found a man, named Dennis West, dead inside the home. The Medical Examiner determined that West died of natural causes, the report said.Shortly after West's death, deputies said Sguros became immediately involved in West's post-death affairs, including claiming that he was West's friend to the Broward County Medical Examiner's Office and that West had no living family.Both claims were false, detectives said. The in