Would-be robber who tried to shoot Akron officer sentenced to 15 years in prison; prosecutors say man admitted he intended to kill cop

A would-be robber who tried to shoot an Akron officer was sentenced to 15 years in prison Friday.Prosecutors say Javon Spells, 20, of Barberton, admitted he intended to kill the officer, but his gun didn’t go off.“What were you trying to do when you pulled the gun?” an investigating officer asked Spells at the time.“I was going to try to kill him, sir,” Spells responded, according to his recorded interview with officers.Prosecutors called Spells’ admission &ld