Quick Scoop: When Voight Gets Arrested in Chicago Fire

Hank Voight is arrested in Chicago Fire Season 1, Episode 6 (“Rear View Mirror”)—the episode that originally aired on November 14, 2012.

What Happens in the Episode

  • Voight, then a corrupt CPD officer, has been threatening and trying to intimidate Fire Lieutenant Matt Casey after a prior incident where Casey interfered with Voight’s dirty dealings.
  • In “Rear View Mirror,” Casey and the CPD (specifically Detective Antonio Dawson) set up a sting operation to catch Voight in the act.
  • During the sting, Voight offers money to have Casey “handled” (i.e., harmed or killed), which gives Dawson the evidence needed to arrest him.
  • Voight is taken into custody on-camera , glaring at Casey as he’s led away in handcuffs.

Why It Matters in the One Chicago Universe

  • This arrest is a major turning point for Voight’s character arc: it marks his transition from a clearly corrupt cop to someone who later reforms (at least partially) and eventually leads the Intelligence Unit in Chicago P.D.
  • It also establishes the long-running tension and uneasy respect between Voight and Casey that carries through multiple series in the franchise.

Timeline Recap

  • Series: Chicago Fire
  • Season: 1
  • Episode: 6 – “Rear View Mirror”
  • Original Air Date: November 14, 2012
  • Context: Sting operation by Antonio Dawson; Voight arrested for soliciting violence against Casey.

TL;DR: Voight gets arrested in Chicago Fire Season 1, Episode 6 , when a sting catches him trying to pay someone to hurt Matt Casey.

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