Neither the warden nor the county sheriff on Wednesday could share many specifics regarding Robert G. Bowers' move Tuesday from Allegheny County Jail to Butler County Prison.

Bowers, 46, of Baldwin, Allegheny County, has been charged with entering the Tree of Life Synagogue on Saturday in Pittsburgh's Squirrel Hill neighborhood and opening fire as members of the congregation worshipped. Ultimately, 11 people were killed and six, including four law enforcement officers, were wounded.

Bowers, who was wounded in a gunfight with police, was transported by federal marshals to Butler County Prison on Tuesday. Officials have not explained the reason for the move.

Warden Joe DeMore was reticent on Wednesday to discuss Bowers' accommodations in the jail.

He said per the county's contract with federal marshals, the jail is paid $76 per day to house federal inmates.

He said the jail normally houses about 30 federal inmates on any given day.

DeMore would not comment when asked if the needs of the high-profile prisoner would cost more than $76 per day, or whether Bowers is receiving medical treatment at the jail or elsewhere.

He deferred to U.S. Marshals regarding questions on any potential costs involved in transporting Bowers for medical visits or hearings in federal court in Pittsburgh, or how long Bowers might be incarcerated in the local jail.

The U.S. Marshals office in Pittsburgh did not return calls from the Butler Eagle on Wednesday regarding those matters.

DeMore also declined to comment on whether the jail has a plan in place to handle any protests or other situations at the jail that would result from Bowers' incarceration there, or whether he has had problems of any sort since Bowers was processed into the jail Tuesday afternoon.

Asked whether Bowers is housed with the general population or in protective custody alone, DeMore replied “I'm not going to comment on housing.”

Sheriff Mike Slupe said on Wednesday that the county has assisted in transporting federal prisoners to court in Pittsburgh in the past, but the cost is always paid by the federal government.

He said the marshals have not yet contacted his office with a request to transport Bowers.

“We have transported many inmates to federal court and some high-profile ones, too,” Slupe said.

He said for the safety of law enforcement, information on Bowers' movements will likely never be publicized.

“This shouldn't be public knowledge,” Slupe said.

Bowers appeared in court Wednesday in Pittsburgh, where he was charged in a 44-count indictment that includes 11 counts of obstruction of free exercise of religious beliefs resulting in death.

It is unclear what agency transported Bowers to and from the jail Wednesday.