Taylor Williams just plain isn't.

The man who claimed to be Taylor Williams — a co-owner of The Market , a Fayetteville teen dance club— is actually Myron Moorehead, said Maj. Bruce Jordan of the Fayette County Sheriff's Department.

Moorehead, 38, was arrested Friday morning after a court hearing that shut the club down. The hearing was the result of an undercover investigation by the Sheriff's Department and the Fayetteville Police Department.

Moorehead was charged with contributing to the delinquency of minors and furnishing harmful materials to minors. The other co-owner of The Market, Clifford E. Levingston of Fairburn, also will face those same charges.

That might not be all, either. Jordan said he wants to allow local parents to watch the video to see if their children are caught on the tape.

If so, the parents could decide to file other charges on their own, Jordan said. But the Sheriff's Department is waiting for a ruling on that from the district attorney's office, Jordan added.

Fayetteville Police Chief Johnny Roberts said Morehead may face further charges relating to his use of an alias. Moorehead used the name Taylor Williams on his zoning applications and his request for a business license.

According to records, Moorehead once lived in Chicago and various towns in Louisiana, police said.

The Police Department and Sheriff's Department made a joint decision not to prosecute the minors depicted in the undercover video, which was shot the evening of June 7 for a total of 10 hours.

“Law enforcement is not here to change morals,” Roberts said. “Those that are taught are taught at home.”

That operation was aimed at uncovering suspected gang and drug activity, Jordan said.

Roberts said his officers who worked off-duty as security staff at the club broke up several incidents that took place, but no criminal charges were filed, he added.

Moorehead, then known as Taylor Williams, was informed of those problems and told the city in a meeting that he would correct them, though he never did, Roberts added.

An edited version of the video was played during Friday's court hearing. Superior Court Judge Paschal A. English Jr. issued a temporary restraining order that will keep the club shut down until a hearing on the matter can be conducted.

After the hearing, a search warrant was executed on the property. Police believe they found counterfeit CDs and other items were confiscated, though Jordan declined to reveal what those items were. The number of CDs confiscated was “substantial,” Jordan said.

As a result, both Moorehead and Levingston also were charged with reproducing previously recorded material.

Jordan also said the Federal Bureau of Investigation was getting involved in the case.

Though a lawyer for Moorehead argued in court that the type of dancing on the tape is also broadcast on MTV, Jordan disputes that.

“I still don't think you can see this on MTV,” Jordan said. He added that during the four hours that video was taken, no Christian music was being played and no mentoring was taking place. When the club was originally proposed, it was presented to be a Christian-oriented place for teens to hang out.

To the contrary, the rap music being played was sexually explicit, Jordan added.

“There was nothing wholesome at all,” he said.

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