Two women were arrested Saturday night for displaying sexual behavior in the shop window of Nogginz, located on the 500 block of State Street.

Officers on patrol approached the store after 2:30 a.m. when they noticed a crowd yelling and cheering in front of the window. They arrived to find 23-year-old Amy Williams, a Nogginz employee from Ionia, Mich., and Madison resident Meagan Kleinheinz, 22, engaging in sexual activity. Williams wore nothing but her pants around her ankles.

As the officers confronted the women, the eight to 10 males outside watching began to boo the officers, Sgt. Ann Lehner said.

The officers arrested the two women on charges of lewd and lascivious behavior. Despite arguing they did nothing wrong, the women were cooperative and did not resist arrest, Lehner said.

She said they spent the night in the Dane County jail, even though they would have been afforded bail. A typical fine for their charges is $250.

Lehner said she could not remember a similar public incident on State Street, aside from a flashing on Halloween.

“On Halloween, women flashed their breasts from second-story apartments, but I cannot remember anything ever happening like this,” Lehner said.

According to court documents, Kleinheinz was found guilty of possessing drug paraphernalia in December of 2001, and Williams has never been charged with a crime in Wisconsin. Their initial appearance in court is set for Jan. 30.

Staff at Nogginz refused to comment on the matter.