NATCHEZ &8212; People are dumping construction debris on Cemetery Road, and resident Leo Joseph wants it to stop.

Most recently, two people dumped trash in a bayou on his land Friday morning, Joseph said.

The Adams County Sheriff&8217;s Office arrested Earl Darnell Atkins, 44, 103 East Franklin St., and Ronnie Gary Batteaste, 48, 1007 Lotus Drive, Friday on charges of illegal dumping on Cemetery Road. Both were released on $1,000 bond each.

According to the sheriff&8217;s office report, the two admitted to dumping debris on Joseph&8217;s property but said they did not know they were not supposed to.

Punishments for dumping, which the courts will decide, can include fines, community service or cleaning up the debris, Sheriff Ronny Brown said Friday.

Twice in the last month, people were caught dumping debris on Joseph&8217;s land, he said.

&8220;They think they can dump it in the first hole they find,&8221; Joseph said Friday.

Often, people hire workers to haul away their debris and don&8217;t know where it goes, he said.

Joseph has had trash dumped on his and his wife&8217;s land numerous times, he said.

&8220;It slowed down before, but it&8217;s picked up again, now that people are renovating their homes more,&8221; he said.

The county provides landfills free of charge, and Joseph said people should use them.

&8220;When people come to Natchez, they often take Cemetery Road because it&8217;s scenic,&8221; he said. &8220;And it&8217;s not right to cause such an eyesore.&8221;

Joseph said he hoped the offenders would pay the county fines for dumping and clean up the debris.

&8220;I don&8217;t want the responsibility of cleaning up someone else&8217;s mess,&8221; he said.