It never crossed my mind to try to run or try to fight him. He was a 6-foot-4 gentleman, he’s very tall, and I’m pretty small. My tactic and survival instinct just kicked in and I was like, ‘If I could just get him to talking and get him to like me as much as possible, hopefully that will work out.’
My gut instinct told me that he wasn’t going to hurt me. I was 95 percent sure he was not going to hurt me. He was extremely courteous. He even apologized for the situation and said, ‘I just want to negotiate and I’m sorry to put you through this.’
— Jennifer McMinn-Shokat, a paralegal at the Farzaneh Law Firm in Norman, Oklahoma, commenting on her experience being held hostage inside the firm by alleged gunman Devin Rogers earlier this week. Rogers was charged with kidnapping, assault with a deadly weapon, illegally discharging a weapon, and possessing a weapon while committing a felony.