Antonio's fate after Chicago P.D.'s S7 explained.
Summary SCREENRANT VIDEO OF THE DAY SCROLL TO CONTINUE WITH CONTENT Since Jon Seda's Detective Antonio Dawson suddenly departed from Chicago P.D. in season 7, it is hard not to wonder what happened to him. Chicago P.D. first introduced Dawson in its first season's second episode, following his son Diego's abduction by a group of gangsters.
In Chicago P.D., Dawson further progressed in his career by becoming the lead investigator for the Cook County State’s Attorney's Office. However, when his new job's monotony took a toll on him, he decided to return to the CPD Intelligence Unit. Unfortunately, with what followed, his life took a grim turn, triggering a chain reaction of events that led to his departure from Chicago P.D.Antonio’s Pill Addiction Caused Problems For Intelligence In Chicago P.D.
Following the incident, Voight even tried convincing him to go to rehab, while Adam took the blame for his crime. After feeling guilty about Adam getting into trouble because of him, Dawson tried upending his wrongs. However, realizing they had already broken some rules, Hank Voight encouraged him to stay quiet because it was too late for anyone to reveal the truth surrounding the incident.
Antonio Resigned Off-Screen And Moved To Puerto Rico Since Voight was the only one aware of what happened between him and Adam, he took the responsibility of admitting him to a rehab facility. Although Antonio Dawson never appeared in Chicago P.D. after that point, the show mentioned that he resigned from the CPD Intelligence Unit off-screen and moved to Puerto Rico to seek help from his family. Antonio's sister, Gabriela Dawson, also made a brief appearance in Chicago P.D.