WINTER GARDEN — A Winter Garden couple is fighting their homeowners association’s efforts to have them get rid of their pit bull after it chased a suspect out of their home. Chris Barrella’s homeowners association says the dog is aggressive and a danger to other people in the neighborhood. Barrella says his dog was protecting his family from a suspected kidnapper in an incident that sparked the HOA’s accusation. “I can’t even talk about it. I am so frustrated with this whole situation,” said Jennifer Curtis, one of the dog’s owners. On March 11, the unthinkable happened. A kidnapping suspect named John Kersey was running from Orange County deputies and broke into the couple’s Winter Garden home and barricaded himself inside. Read more: