Finally figured it out after searching like crazy. Here is my solution if others find it helpful.
function deleteCommand(e) {
var grid = $('#reimbursementsGrid').data('kendoGrid');
var selectedRows = grid.select();
var selected = $.map(selectedRows, function(item) {
var checked = $(item).find('.check-box').attr('checked');
return {
id: $(item).find(':nth-child(1)').text(),
expDate: $(item).find(':nth-child(2)').text(),
category: $(item).find(':nth-child(3)').text(),
amount: $(item).find(':nth-child(4)').text(),
miles: $(item).find(':nth-child(5)').text(),
submitted: checked === "checked" ? true : false
};
});
console.log( selected );
console.log( selected[0].id );
console.log( selected[0].category );
console.log( selected[0].amount );
console.log( selected[0].submitted );
}
I'm not sure if its the preferred way but its working. I also had a checkbox column which I wanted to find out also if it was checked which is in the above solution in case others need as had to search to find this too.