September 16, 2025 3:40 a.m. 

A Roseburg man was arrested for illegal dumping last week, following a brief investigation.

A Douglas County Sheriff’s Office report said a deputy funded by and assigned to the Douglas County Solid Waste Department located evidence of illegal dumping in the 2000 block of Roberts Mountain Road and launched an investigation. The evidence led to the identification of 80-year-old Kenneth Myers as the suspect. On Thursday, Myers was contacted at his residence, taken into custody, and transported to the Douglas County Jail, where he was booked and later released. Myers faces charges of offensive littering, a class C misdemeanor, and depositing trash within 100 feet of a waterway, a class B misdemeanor.

DCSO said this is not the first complaint about illegal dumping on Roberts Mountain Road or at other locations throughout the county. The deputy assigned to these cases actively monitors problem areas, investigates reports, and takes enforcement action against offenders.

Several years ago, the Douglas County Board of Commissioner funded a dedicated deputy assigned to the Solid Waste Department with the intent of using active enforcement as a strategy to prevent and deter illegal dumping throughout the county.

Anyone who has information about illegal dumping can call DCSO at 440-4471. Tips and reports can remain anonymous if desired.