Lauderhill Police officer accused of taking possession of dead man’s home for years faces judge

A South Florida police officer who has found himself on the wrong side of the law after, authorities said, he took over a dead man s home appeared in court. Wearing shackles, Lauderhill Police Brian Louis Sguros stood before Broward County Circuit Court Judge Allison Gilman, Wednesday morning, one day after his arrest. The 35-year-old is accused of turning a tragedy into a con job in what investigators described as an adverse possession scheme that spanned years. He faces several misconduct and fraud charges. I ve spoken to the assistant state attorney. We do have an agreement with respect to the bond; it s going to be $25,000 total, said Sguros attorney. Detectives said the deceit began in 2022 with a welfare check on homeowner Dennis Ionis West at a home along Northwest 12th Street in Lauderhill. “[Dennis] 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 a neighbor who identified herself as Na