A 91-year-old man is recovering after he was attacked by a carjacker in Detroit, police said.

Deontae Bradley, 22, was formally charged with felony carjacking and assault Friday. According to police, Bradley stole Leonard Sims' car and beat him repeatedly in the face. The entire attack was caught on tape.

Sims, a retired World War II veteran, said he does not believe the charges are harsh enough.

"He could have killed me. He should be charged with attempted murder," Sims said.

He also said it is a sad state of society that there were so many people standing by watching and not doing anything.

He does have a message for Bradley, "I would say turn his life around. Go to school. Get a job and work for a living, not steal it."

Bradley is in the Wayne County Jail on $75,000 bond Monday.