The hubris and grandiosity of that statement to the judge was galling. I've been lucky enough to know several people whose respective IQs put them at the genius level. One of them politely refused to answer when I did ask his IQ but his mother was present and proudly told me, as mothers do. Counter to stereotype, super-intelligent people aren't nerdy outsiders. They're grounded and funny and insightful, fun to be around. They challenge you.
But Rekieta? He isn't smart. I know smart. He's a petty, vicious, malignant narcissist and considers himself the smartest in the room wherever he goes, all evidence to the contrary. Jails are full of them. When he violates probation (and he almost certainly will) he'll just be one more.