Antonio Dawson is the former second-in-command of the Intelligence Unit of the Chicago Police Department and regularly appears on Chicago Fire.
31 Facts About Antonio Dawson
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Antonio Dawson is the older brother of Gabriela "Gabby" Dawson, formerly a paramedic-turned-firefighter at Firehouse 51.
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The custody issue was never fully explained on the show; the children live with their mother, and Antonio Dawson keeps in touch with them by phone.
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Antonio Dawson was raised Catholic and once quipped to Olinsky about being "in a confessional every other day" as a boy.
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Antonio Dawson is the older brother of Chicago Fire character Gabriela "Gabby" Dawson.
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Antonio Dawson is generally well-liked by the firefighters at 51.
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Antonio Dawson has been involved in numerous sting and undercover operations, some of which include drug busts, high-profile arrests, and more personal cases.
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In season 5, Antonio Dawson begins a relationship with CFD paramedic Sylvie Brett.
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Antonio Dawson has never forgiven Gradishar for using Sean as her way of climbing the corporate ladder.
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Antonio Dawson worked with Trudy Platt, now the desk sergeant at the 21st District, during his patrol years and saved her life when she was shot by pulling her out of the line of fire.
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Antonio Dawson was critically wounded when Pulpo's wife helped Pulpo escape, while three other officers were killed in the aftermath.
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Antonio Dawson takes the job and is tempted to have an affair with the client's seductive wife.
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Antonio Dawson confronted Roman about it, and it was revealed that Roman himself didn't know about Roslyn's criminal history.
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In "300,000 Likes" Antonio Dawson is offered a job as lead investigator at the State's Attorney's Office, which he accepts in the next episode, "A Shot Heard Around the World".
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Burgess and Antonio Dawson decide to go interview the workers in the plant.
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Voight orders Antonio Dawson let the suspect go due to lack of evidence.
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Antonio Dawson goes to the same store in the investigation and finds out that Voight was there.
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Antonio Dawson quickly goes to Frank's house only to find him murdered.
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Antonio Dawson goes to Voight to confront him in his office, while he secretly wanted it to happen, Voight admits to having him killed.
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Kim grew suspicious of her, but Antonio Dawson doesn't believe her.
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Antonio Dawson asks Marcella about talking to a detective in the gang unit, and she is honest about it.
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Antonio Dawson tells a totally different story, saying Marcella called him 2 months ago about El Lobo, not just the day before.
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At a house where Marcella was held up, Antonio Dawson asks Marcella to put the gun down.
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Kim checks on Antonio Dawson at the station; he apologizes, saying he was distracted, and she is a good partner who was just looking out for him.
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Antonio Dawson looks at her picture and throws it in the garbage, saying he did what she wanted him to do.
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Voight orders Antonio Dawson to go a different way from him so that he can track down Carlos himself, and confronts the other man on the roof.
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Just before the two can fight, Antonio Dawson is called in to testify about the shooting.
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Antonio Dawson was left taking the fall for the actions of Ruzek and the team, though no actual issues are mentioned.
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Antonio Dawson was caught by Voight buying pills from a drug dealer on the street.
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Antonio Dawson beats the kidnapper as punishment, and when he jokes about her age to aggravate him, he pushes him out the window to his death.
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In "Familia", it was revealed later that Antonio Dawson resigned and moved to Puerto Rico to be near his family.