âš‘ Wait, what?October 23, 2026
Lauderhill, Florida, police officer Brian Louis Sguros, 35, was arrested Oct. 20 on a charge of official misconduct, WSVN reported. According to the Broward Sheriff's Office arrest report, as quoted by WSVN, he is accused of using a dead man's identity to take over the man's house.
The short version
Where: Lauderhill, Broward County, Florida
When: Arrested Oct. 20, 2026; the house case dates to July 2022
Charges: Official misconduct
Status: Held in Broward County Main Jail; on unpaid administrative leave, per Lauderhill police
A welfare check, then a house
According to WSVN, the case traces back to a July 2022 welfare check at a home in Broward County. Sguros was one of the officers who responded, and the report says the homeowner, Dennis Ionis West, was found dead at the front door. The death itself is not the crime Sguros is charged with. WSVN quoted a neighbor who said Sguros told her West had been his friend and had given him the house. She said he planned to rent it out as an Airbnb and gutted the interior.
The arrest report, as quoted by WSVN, lays out the alleged scheme. It says Sguros paid the taxes and utilities in West's name. It also says he used West's ID to get a city repair permit and forged West's signature on it. According to the report, in February 2025 he filed paperwork with the Broward County Property Appraiser saying he had possessed the property since August 2022, weeks after West died. WSVN described the allegation as an adverse possession scheme, meaning an attempt to claim a property by saying you have occupied it.
The legal side
WSVN reported that Sguros was arrested on Oct. 20 after a months-long investigation and was held in the Broward County Main Jail. He was expected to appear before a judge on Oct. 21. The outcome of that hearing was not available in the coverage reviewed. Lauderhill police said he is on administrative leave without pay pending the outcome of the case. No plea or response from Sguros was reported.
What happens next
WSVN reported that Sguros was expected before a judge on Oct. 21. No later court date was found in the coverage reviewed.
Lauderhill police said he remains on administrative leave without pay while the case is pending.
Charges are accusations, not findings of guilt.
Sguros is charged with official misconduct, and no plea has been reported. According to the arrest report as quoted by WSVN, the property paperwork he filed with the county in February 2025 claimed possession going back to August 2022.
Sources
WSVN 7News: report on the Lauderhill police officer's arrest, October 20, 2026
This story is based on the records and reports linked above. Charges, lawsuits, and other accusations are claims, not findings of guilt or liability, unless the story says a court has ruled.
