Is there any way other than paying the bounty, resisting arrest, or going to jail to lose your bounty? I wasn't too worried about it when it happened because I assumed I could just use the Thieves Guild to get out of it, but it seems you can't just pay off your bounty with them as in previous games.

when youve done the thieves guild questline u get the option to pay less to get rid of bounties. i know that wasnt the answer you were looking for but it the only other way

Pay your fine or rot in jail like the criminal scum you are

kill everyone

Kill all witnesses? :laugh:

Pay it. 1,500 is not a lot of money.

You can pay off your bounty with he Thieves Guild, but only with certain/random guards.